Madison v. Commonwealth of VA

UNPUBLISHED
UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT
No. 03-6015
IRA WAYNE MADISON,
Plaintiff - Appellant,
versus
COMMONWEALTH OF VIRGINIA,
Defendant - Appellee.
Appeal from the United States District Court for the Western
District of Virginia, at Roanoke. James C. Turk, Senior District
Judge. (CA-02-1232-7)
Submitted: February 20, 2003 Decided: February 28, 2003
Before LUTTIG, MOTZ, and GREGORY, Circuit Judges.
Affirmed by unpublished per curiam opinion.
Ira Wayne Madison, Appellant Pro Se.
Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit.
See Local Rule 36(c).
PER CURIAM:
Ira Wayne Madison appeals from the district court orders
denying relief on his 42 U.S.C. § 1983 (2000) complaint and denying
his motion for reconsideration. We have reviewed the record and
find no reversible error. Accordingly, we affirm substantially on
the reasoning of the district court. See Madison v. Virginia, No.
CA-02-1232-7 (W.D. Va. Nov. 27 & Dec. 17, 2002). On appeal, Madison
asserts that the district court misconstrued a portion of his
complaint. We find that his claims—even as clarified—were subject
to dismissal. See Dist. of Columbia Ct. of App. v. Feldman, 460
U.S. 462, 482-86 (1983); see also McMahan v. International Ass’n of
Bridge, Structural & Ornamental Iron Workers, 964 F.2d 1462, 1467
(4th Cir. 1992) (holding that appellate courts may “affirm a
judgment for any reason appearing on the record”). 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
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