Minyard Davis v. David Simons

UNPUBLISHED
UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT
No. 14-7614
MINYARD CASS DAVIS,
Plaintiff - Appellant,
v.
DAVID SIMONS; T. D. HATCHETT; I. SAWYERS; M. FOLTZ; F.
COPELAND; LEROY SUTTON,
Defendants - Appellees.
Appeal from the United States District Court for the Eastern
District of Virginia, at Norfolk. Raymond A. Jackson, District
Judge. (2:14-cv-00069-RAJ-DEM)
Submitted: February 12, 2015 Decided: February 19, 2015
Before MOTZ, WYNN, and FLOYD, Circuit Judges.
Affirmed by unpublished per curiam opinion.
Minyard Cass Davis, Appellant Pro Se. Jeff W. Rosen, PENDER &
COWARD, PC, Virginia Beach, Virginia, for Appellees.
Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit.
PER CURIAM:
Minyard Cass Davis appeals the district court’s order
denying relief on his 42 U.S.C. § 1983 (2012) complaint. We
have reviewed the record and find no reversible error.
Accordingly, we affirm for the reasons stated by the district
court. * Davis v. Simons, No. 2:14-cv-00069-RAJ-DEM (E.D. Va.
Oct. 1, 2014). 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
*
Davis also claims the district court erred by not granting
a preliminary injunction against Defendant prison officials.
Because we affirm the district court’s decision on the merits in
this respect, we conclude that the appeal from the effective
denial of preliminary relief is moot. See Univ. of Tex. v.
Camenisch, 451 U.S. 390, 395 (1981); Dex Media West Inc. v. City
of Seattle, 696 F.3d 952, 956 n.1 (9th Cir. 2012); Cedar Coal
Co. v. United Mine Workers, 560 F.2d 1153, 1161-62 (4th Cir.
1977).
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