Stanley Corbett, Jr. v. G. Branker

UNPUBLISHED
UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT
No. 12-6262
STANLEY EARL CORBETT, JR.,
Plaintiff - Appellant,
v.
G. J. BRANKER; LIEUTENANT SHELTON; SERGEANT ANDINO; OFFICER
FOX; OFFICER MCMILLIAN; OFFICER LEE; OFFICER MCDANIELS;
OFFICER DEMING,
Defendants - Appellees.
Appeal from the United States District Court for the Eastern
District of North Carolina, at Raleigh. Terrence W. Boyle,
District Judge. (5:10-ct-03093-BO)
Submitted: July 26, 2012 Decided: August 1, 2012
Before MOTZ, DAVIS, and FLOYD, Circuit Judges.
Affirmed by unpublished per curiam opinion.
Stanley Earl Corbett, Jr., Appellant Pro Se. Lisa Yvette
Harper, Assistant Attorney General, Raleigh, North Carolina, for
Appellees.
Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit.
PER CURIAM:
Stanley Earl Corbett, Jr., appeals the district
court’s order denying his motion to compel discovery and
granting summary judgment to the defendants on his claims
brought pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983 (2006). We affirm.
We review for abuse of discretion the denial of
discovery prior to a grant of summary judgment. See Harrods
Ltd. v. Sixty Internet Domain Names, 302 F.3d 214, 244 (4th Cir.
2002). A trial court has wide discretion in managing pretrial
discovery, and an appellate court should not disturb its orders
absent a clear abuse of discretion. Ardrey v. United Parcel
Serv., 798 F.2d 679, 682 (4th Cir. 1986). We find no such abuse
of discretion here.
Because Corbett has failed to otherwise challenge the
substance of the district court’s order, we affirm the judgment
below and deny Corbett’s motion to appoint counsel. 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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