Williams v. Melitis

UNPUBLISHED
UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT
No. 01-7791
ANTHONY RUSSELL WILLIAMS,
Plaintiff - Appellant,
versus
CAPTAIN MELITIS; LIEUTENANT FULLILOVE; C/O
CORRECTIONAL OFFICER GOODMAN; S. ADAMS,
Doctor,
Defendants - Appellees,
and
COUNTY OF PRINCE WILLIAM,
Defendant.
Appeal from the United States District Court for the Eastern
District of Virginia, at Alexandria. Claude M. Hilton, Chief
District Judge. (CA-00-159-AM)
Submitted: May 16, 2002 Decided: May 22, 2002
Before NIEMEYER, MICHAEL, and MOTZ, Circuit Judges.
Affirmed by unpublished per curiam opinion.
Anthony Russell Williams, Appellant Pro Se. David John Fudala,
Fairfax, Virginia, for Appellees.
Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit.
See Local Rule 36(c).
PER CURIAM:
Anthony Russell Williams appeals the order denying as untimely
his motion to add additional parties.* The incident that gave rise
to Williams’ complaint occurred on January 18, 1998, and is subject
to a two-year statute of limitations. Williams’ motion, which was
filed in June 2001, attempted to add parties after the expiration
of the statute of limitations. That motion does not relate back to
the original complaint, and is thus barred by the statute of
limitations. See Intown Properties Management, Inc. v. Wheaton Van
Lines, Inc., 271 F.3d 164, 170 (4th Cir. 2001).
We affirm the order of the district court. We dispense with
oral argument because the facts and legal contentions are
adequately presented in the materials before the court and argument
would not aid the decisional process.
AFFIRMED
*
This appeal was interlocutory when filed. However, because
the district court entered final judgment prior to our
consideration of this appeal, we have jurisdiction under the
doctrine of cumulative finality. Equipment Fin. Group, Inc. v.
Traverse Computer Brokers, 973 F.2d 345, 347 (4th Cir. 1992).
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