Jones v. Arledge ( 1999 )

UNPUBLISHED
UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT
No. 99-1486
GARY R. JONES,
Plaintiff - Appellant,
versus
SHAWN R. ARLEDGE; CITY OF CHESAPEAKE,
Defendants - Appellees.
Appeal from the United States District Court for the Eastern Dis-
trict of Virginia, at Norfolk. Rebecca B. Smith, District Judge.
(CA-98-482-2)
Submitted: September 30, 1999 Decided: October 5, 1999
Before NIEMEYER, WILLIAMS, and MICHAEL, Circuit Judges.
Affirmed by unpublished per curiam opinion.
Gary R. Jones, Appellant Pro Se. Alan Brody Rashkind, FURNISS,
DAVIS, RASHKIND & SAUNDERS, Norfolk, Virginia; Thomas Jeffrey Salb,
BREEDEN, MACMILLAN & GREEN, Norfolk, Virginia, for Appellees.
Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit.
See Local Rule 36(c).
PER CURIAM:
Gary R. Jones appeals the district court’s order dismissing
his 42 U.S.C.A. § 1983 (West Supp. 1999) action, following a jury
trial. On appeal, Jones alleges his counsel was ineffective.
Because claimants are not entitled to counsel in a § 1983 action,
there is no right to constitutionally effective counsel. See
Sanchez v. United States Postal Serv., 785 F.2d 1236, 1237 (5th
Cir. 1986); Nicholson v. Rushen, 767 F.2d 1426, 1427 (9th Cir.
1985). Accordingly, we affirm the judgment of the district court.
We dispense with oral argument because the facts and legal conten-
tions are adequately presented in the materials before the court
and argument would not aid the decisional process.
AFFIRMED
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