Berry v. Taylor

UNPUBLISHED
UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT
No. 97-1909
CHARLES E. BERRY,
Plaintiff - Appellant,
versus
SID C. TAYLOR,
Defendant - Appellee,
and
HUBERT E. TYLER; JIMMY BAKER; JAKE BROWN;
ROBERT BRYANT, JR.; EMMA JONES; SHARON TERRY;
PATRICIA WALLS; DAN WILLIAMS; JASPER COUNTY
SCHOOL DISTRICT,
Defendants.
Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of
South Carolina, at Beaufort. Solomon Blatt, Jr., Senior District
Judge. (CA-96-1487-08-9)
Submitted: December 11, 1997 Decided: December 23, 1997
Before HALL and WILLIAMS, Circuit Judges, and PHILLIPS, Senior
Circuit Judge.
Affirmed by unpublished per curiam opinion.
Charles E. Berry, Appellant Pro Se. Stephen P. Hughes, HOWELL,
GIBSON & HUGHES, P.A., Beaufort, South Carolina, for Appellee.
Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit.
See Local Rule 36(c).
PER CURIAM:
Appellant appeals the district court's order denying relief on
his 42 U.S.C. § 1983 (1994) complaint. We have reviewed the record
and find no reversible error. Accordingly, we affirm. Berry v. Tay-
lor, No. CA-96-1487-08-9 (D.S.C. June 20, 1997). Appellant failed
to show all of the elements necessary to support a malicious prose-
cution claim under South Carolina law. See Jordan v. Deese, 452
S.E.2d 838 (S.C. 1995). We deny Appellant's motion for appointment
of 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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