Garrett v. Angelone

UNPUBLISHED UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT No. 04-6517 WAYNE A. GARRETT, Plaintiff - Appellant, versus RONALD ANGELONE, Director; RUFUS FLEMING, Regional Director; D. A. GARRAGHTY, Chief Warden, Virginia Department of Corrections; J. D. OATES, III, Medical Administrator, Virginia Department of Corrections; DONALD SWETTER, M.D., Medical Director, Greenville Correctional Center; GREENSVILLE CORRECTIONAL CENTER; S. ROBINSON, Lt., Correctional Officer; DOCTOR SHAW; DOCTOR BHULLER, M.D., Orthopedics; A. MILLNER, Nurse; COMMONWEALTH OF VIRGINIA; ROBERT G. O'HARA, Judge, Circuit Court of the County of Greensville; ROBERT C. WRENN, Clerk, Circuit Court of the County of Greensville; M. SHAH, Defendants - Appellees. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia, at Alexandria. T. S. Ellis, III, District Judge. (CA-00-154) Submitted: October 29, 2004 Decided: November 18, 2004 Before WIDENER, MOTZ, and KING, Circuit Judges. Affirmed by unpublished per curiam opinion. Wayne A. Garrett, Appellant Pro Se. William W. Muse, Assistant Attorney General, Richmond, Virginia; Michael John Otten, LECLAIR RYAN, P.C., Richmond, Virginia; Edward Joseph McNelis, III, John David McChesney, RAWLS & MCNELIS, P.C., Richmond, Virginia; John Adrain Gibney, Jr., THOMPSON & MCMULLAN, Richmond, Virginia; Christina Kearney Saba, SHUFORD, RUBIN & GIBNEY, Richmond, Virginia, for Appellees. Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit. See Local Rule 36(c). - 2 - PER CURIAM: Wayne Anthony Garrett appeals the district court’s orders denying him appointment of counsel, denying leave to amend his complaint, and denying relief on his claims under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 (2000). We have reviewed the record and find no abuse of discretion or reversible error. Accordingly, we affirm on the reasoning of the district court. See Garrett v. Angelone, No. CA- 00-154 (E.D. Va. filed Feb. 14, 2002, entered Feb. 15, 2002; filed April 9, 2002, entered April 10, 2002; filed Jan. 13, 2003, entered Jan. 14, 2003; filed Jan. 27, 2003, entered Jan. 28, 2003; filed Feb. 4, 2003, entered Feb. 7, 2003; filed March 14, 2003, entered March 17, 2003; filed June 23, 2003, entered June 24, 2003; filed June 23, 2003, entered June 25, 2003; and filed March 3, 2004, entered March 4, 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 - 3 -