Vernon Dowling v. United States ( 2021 )

UNPUBLISHED
UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT
No. 19-7273
VERNON BRENT DOWLING,
Plaintiff - Appellant,
v.
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,
Defendant - Appellee,
and
DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE; FEDERAL BUREAU OF PRISONS; FBOP
DIRECTOR SAMUELS; ALL FEDERAL EMPLOYEES RESPONSIBLE FOR
NEGLIGENCE, INJURY, AND DAMAGES AND HEALTH
SERVICES/CORPORATE CONTRACT, (full names are unknown at this time);
OFFICER WALKER; OFFICER PLATTS; LT. MERRILL; WARDEN A.
MANSUKHANI; UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE; FBOP;
DIRECTORS SAMUELS, (FBOP); FEDERAL EMPLOYEES; HEALTH
SERVICES; WARDEN MANSUKHANI; MS. WILLIAMS,
Defendants.
Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of South Carolina, at Rock
Hill. David C. Norton, District Judge. (0:16-cv-03468-DCN)
Submitted: December 10, 2020 Decided: January 5, 2021
Before NIEMEYER, MOTZ, and FLOYD, Circuit Judges.
Affirmed by unpublished per curiam opinion.
Vernon Brent Dowling, Appellant Pro Se.
Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit.
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PER CURIAM:
Vernon B. Dowling appeals the district court’s orders accepting the
recommendation of the magistrate judge and dismissing his claims pursuant to the Federal
Tort Claims Act, 28 U.S.C. §§ 1346(b), 2671-2680, for lack of subject matter jurisdiction,
and denying reconsideration. We have reviewed the record and find no reversible error.
Accordingly, we affirm for the reasons stated by the district court. Dowling v. United
States, No. 0:16-cv-03468-DCN (D.S.C. Oct. 24, 2018 & June 18, 2019). We also deny
Dowling’s pending motions to appoint counsel, to seal a motion for appointment of
counsel, for a transcript at government expense, to stay the appeal, to provide the
Defendants’ insurance information, and to withdraw his consent to proceed under the
Prison Litigation Reform Act. 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.
AFFIRMED
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