UNPUBLISHED
UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT
No. 01-6957
DAN OLIVER,
Plaintiff - Appellant,
versus
D. BRAXTON, Warden; KEELING, Assistant Warden;
CLARK, Operational Officer; T. FOWLKES,
Ombudsman; WILMOUTH, Unit Manager; MR. GIBBS,
Unit Manager; LIEUTENANT BARBOUR; TEACHY,
Sargeant; R. FLEMMING, Regional Director; G.M.
JOHNSON, Deputy Director; WRIGHT, Magistrate,
Defendants - Appellees.
Appeal from the United States District Court for the Eastern Dis-
trict of Virginia, at Alexandria. Claude M. Hilton, Chief District
Judge. (CA-01-568-AM)
Submitted: October 3, 2001 Decided: October 17, 2001
Before WILKINS and KING, Circuit Judges, and HAMILTON, Senior
Circuit Judge.
Affirmed by unpublished per curiam opinion.
Dan Oliver, Appellant Pro Se.
Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit.
See Local Rule 36(c).
PER CURIAM:
Dan Oliver appeals the district court’s order denying relief
on his 42 U.S.C.A. § 1983 (West Supp. 2001) complaint under 28
U.S.C. § 1915A (2000). Oliver alleges that in retaliation for
filing lawsuits against them, prison officials have barred his
access to the grievance process. Even if Defendants refused to
file the grievances in retaliation, Oliver has no cognizable injury
on the face of the present record. Adams v. Rice, 40 F.3d 72, 75
(4th Cir. 1994); ACLU v. Wicomico County, 999 F.2d 780, 785 (4th
Cir. 1993). To the extent that he alleges claims against a state
magistrate, such claims are meritless. Pressly v. Gregory, 831
F.2d 514, 517 (4th Cir. 1987) (holding that magistrates enjoy abso-
lute immunity for acts performed in judicial capacity). We there-
fore affirm the denial of relief under § 1915A. We dispense with
oral argument because the facts and legal contentions are adequate-
ly presented in the materials before the court and argument would
not aid the decisional process.
AFFIRMED
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