William Davis, Jr. v. Town of Cary North Carolina , 685 F. App'x 238 ( 2017 )

UNPUBLISHED
UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT
No. 16-1377
WILLIAM SCOTT DAVIS, JR.,
Plaintiff - Appellant,
v.
TOWN OF CARY NORTH CAROLINA; HAROLD WEINBRECHT, Mayor; STATE
OF NORTH CAROLINA; WAKE COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOL SYSTEM; PATTI
HEAD; NORTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES;
ALBERT SINGER, Wake County North Carolina County Attorney;
TRIANGLE FAMILY SERVICES; MILES WRIGHT, Interim CEO,
Defendants - Appellees.
No. 16-1378
WILLIAM SCOTT DAVIS, II,
Plaintiff - Appellant,
v.
SCOTT L. WILKINSON,
Defendant - Appellee.
No. 16-1380
WAKE COUNTY HUMAN SERVICES,
Plaintiff - Appellee,
v.
WILLIAM SCOTT DAVIS, II,
Defendant - Appellant.
No. 16-1381
WILLIAM SCOTT DAVIS, II, and (a minor) J.F.D.,
Plaintiff - Appellant,
v.
JUDGE MONICA M. BOUSMAN, individually and as Juvenile State
Court Judge North Carolina, Wake County; ERICK CHASSE
CHASSE, individually and as a Juvenile State Court Judge,
North Carolina, Wake County; JAMES FULLWOOD, individually
and a Juvenile State Court Judge, North Carolina, Wake
County; ROBERT B. RADAR, individually and as a Juvenile
State Court Judge, North Carolina, Wake County 10th Judicial
District, Chief District Judge; MARGARET EAGLES,
individually and a Juvenile of the State of North Carolina,
10th Judicial District; BEVERLY PURDUE, individually and as
Governor of the State of North Carolina; JOHN C. MARTIN,
individually and a Chief Judge of the North Carolina Court
of Appeals and Chief of the N.C. Judicial Standards
Commission,
Defendants - Appellees.
Appeals from the United States District Court for the Eastern
District of North Carolina, at Raleigh. Terrence W. Boyle,
District Judge. (5:08-cv-00176-BO; 5:11-cv-00031-BO; 5:12-cv-
00413-BO; 5:14-cv-00006-BO)
Submitted: March 7, 2017 Decided: April 19, 2017
Before MOTZ and HARRIS, Circuit Judges, and DAVIS, Senior
Circuit Judge.
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Dismissed by unpublished per curiam opinion.
William Scott Davis, Jr., Appellant Pro Se.
Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit.
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PER CURIAM:
In these consolidated appeals, William Scott Davis, Jr.,
appeals the district court’s order denying his motion for relief
from judgment in four closed civil cases. We have reviewed the
record and find that these appeals are frivolous. Accordingly,
we dismiss the appeals for the reasons stated by the district
court. Davis v. Town of Cary N.C., No. 5:08-cv-00176-BO
(E.D.N.C. Feb. 25, 2016). We deny all of Davis’ pending
motions, including his motions for stay, for appointment of
counsel, and for appointment of a guardian ad litem.
Davis has a long history of filing pro se appeals and other
actions in this court. He has filed more than 100 such cases
since the beginning of 2014. In none of these actions has he
yet been granted relief. On January 27, 2017, by order to show
cause, Davis was ordered to show why he should not be sanctioned
for filing frivolous appeals, motions, and other documents, and
why he should not be enjoined from future filings.
Having reviewed Davis’ response to our order, we find his
arguments unpersuasive and conclude that a prefiling review
system is warranted in light of Davis’ utter disregard for the
limited resources of this court. See In re Vincent, 105 F.3d
943, 945-46 (4th Cir. 1997) (per curiam). Accordingly, we
enjoin Davis from filing any civil appeal in this court unless a
district court judge has certified that the appeal is not
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frivolous. We further enjoin Davis, in any civil matter, from
filing any original action, petition, or motion in this court
unless this court has certified that the filing is not
frivolous. Any document failing to meet these requirements will
be returned to Davis without being placed on the court’s docket.
We dispense with oral argument because the facts and legal
contentions are adequately presented in the materials before
this court and argument would not aid the decisional process.
DISMISSED
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