UNPUBLISHED
UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT
No. 00-2345
ROBIN JAMES TOWNE,
Plaintiff - Appellant,
versus
BRYAN C. WARD, individually; GUNTHER M. HINZ,
individually; JOHN M. FITZGERALD, individ-
ually,
Defendants - Appellees,
and
TOWN OF MOOREFIELD, a municipal corporation,
and Department of Public Safety; STATE OF WEST
VIRGINIA, DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY
Defendants.
Appeal from the United States District Court for the Northern Dis-
trict of West Virginia, at Elkins. Irene M. Keeley, Chief District
Judge. (CA-99-40-2)
Submitted: April 27, 2001 Decided: May 21, 2001
Before WIDENER, TRAXLER, and GREGORY, Circuit Judges.
Affirmed by unpublished per curiam opinion.
Lary D. Garrett, GARRETT & GARRETT, Moorefield, West Virginia;
Clyde M. See, Jr., SEE & DOWNING, Moorefield, West Virginia, for
Appellant. Amy Marie Smith, Michael Kozakewich, Jr., STEPTOE &
JOHNSON, Clarksburg, West Virginia; Daniel A. Ruley, Jr., MORRIS &
RULEY, Parkersburg, West Virginia, for Appellees.
Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit.
See Local Rule 36(c).
PER CURIAM:
Robin James Towne appeals the district court’s order denying
relief on his complaint alleging violations under 42 U.S.C.A.
§ 1983 (West Supp. 2000), and West Virginia state law. We have
reviewed the parties’ briefs, joint appendix, and the district
court’s opinion and find no reversible error. Accordingly, we
affirm substantially on the reasoning of the district court. See
Towne v. Ward, No. CA-99-40-2 (N.D.W. Va. July 28, 2000). We dis-
pense 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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