Lawrence Morelock v. Jeffrey Katz

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UNPUBLISHED
UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT
No. 22-2074
LAWRENCE SANBORN MORELOCK,
Plaintiff - Appellant,
v.
JEFFREY KATZ, Veterans Affairs Medical Center; CHARMAINE YAP, Clinical
Psychologist; DUTY SOCIAL WORKER, Veteran Affairs Medical Center; LINDA
REYNOLDS, Veterans Affairs Medical Center; VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL
CENTER, Social Worker on Duty on 01/5/2019, Emergency Room,
Defendants - Appellees.
Appeal from the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia, at
Alexandria. Rossie David Alston, Jr., District Judge. (1:22-cv-00343-RDA-IDD)
Submitted: December 20, 2022 Decided: December 22, 2022
Before NIEMEYER and QUATTLEBAUM Circuit Judges, and FLOYD, Senior Circuit
Judge.
Affirmed by unpublished per curiam opinion.
Lawrence Sanborn Morelock, Appellant Pro Se.
Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit.
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PER CURIAM:
Lawrence Sanborn Morelock appeals the district court’s order dismissing his civil
action without prejudice for insufficient service of process. We have reviewed the record
and find no reversible error. See Attkisson v. Holder, 925 F.3d 606, 627 (4th Cir. 2019)
(providing abuse-of-discretion standard of review). Accordingly, we affirm substantially
for the reasons stated by the district court. Morelock v. Katz, No. 1:22-cv-00343-RDA-
IDD (E.D. Va. Sept. 19, 2022); see also Fed. R. Civ. P. 4(c)(2) (requiring service by
nonparty); Constien v. United States, 628 F.3d 1207, 1213 (10th Cir. 2010) (“Even when
service is effected by use of the mail, only a nonparty can place the summons and complaint
in the mail.”). 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
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