UNPUBLISHED
UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT
No. 03-7589
MARIO L. BALLARD,
Plaintiff - Appellant,
versus
FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION, Chief;
VIRGINIA STATE POLICE, Chief,
Defendants - Appellees.
No. 04-6630
MARIO BALLARD,
Plaintiff - Appellant,
versus
FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION, Chief; CHIEF
OF VIRGINIA DEPARTMENT STATE POLICE,
Defendants - Appellees.
Appeals from the United States District Court for the Western
District of Virginia, at Roanoke. Glen E. Conrad, Magistrate
Judge; Samuel G. Wilson, Chief District Judge. (CA-03-354-7)
Submitted: June 10, 2004 Decided: July 27, 2004
Before MICHAEL and TRAXLER, Circuit Judges, and HAMILTON, Senior
Circuit Judge.
Affirmed by unpublished per curiam opinion.
Mario L. Ballard, Appellant Pro Se.
Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit.
See Local Rule 36(c).
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PER CURIAM:
Mario L. Ballard appeals the district court’s orders
denying relief without prejudice on his complaint challenging the
constitutionality of Virginia’s Sex Offender and Crimes Against
Minors Registry Act, Va. Code Ann. §§ 9.1-900 to 920 (Michie Supp.
2003), and denying his motion to alter or amend the judgment. We
agree with the district court that the Virginia statute does not
violate the Ex Post Facto Clause. See Smith v. Doe, 538 U.S. 84,
105-06 (2003) (addressing Alaska’s sex offender statute); Kitze v.
Commonwealth, 475 S.E.2d 830, 832-34 (Va. Ct. App. 1996)
(addressing precursor to current version of Virginia sex offender
statute). Similarly, we find the remainder of Ballard’s claims to
be without merit. Accordingly, we affirm for the reasons stated by
the district court. See Ballard v. FBI, No. CA-03-354-7 (W.D. Va.
Sept. 15, 2003; filed Jan. 20, 2004 & entered Jan. 21, 2004; filed
Apr. 5, 2004 & entered Apr. 6, 2004). 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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