Hackett v. Taylor

UNPUBLISHED UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT No. 07-7307 FRANK HACKETT, Plaintiff - Appellant, v. WILLIE J. TAYLOR, CO; FRANK BROWN, CO; ARNOLD JOHNSON, CO; RODNEY MARSHALL, CO; KEITH RANDOLPH, CO, Defendants - Appellees. Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of Maryland, at Baltimore. J. Frederick Motz, District Judge. (1:04-cv-02130-JFM) Submitted: February 26, 2008 Decided: March 18, 2008 Before NIEMEYER, KING, and DUNCAN, Circuit Judges. Affirmed by unpublished per curiam opinion. Frank Hackett, Appellant Pro Se. Phillip Michael Pickus, OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL OF MARYLAND, Baltimore, Maryland, for Appellees. Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit. PER CURIAM: Frank Hackett appeals the district court’s order granting summary judgment in favor of the correctional officers in his civil action filed under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 (2000) alleging use of excessive force. We have reviewed the record and find no reversible error. Accordingly, we affirm substantially for the reasons stated by the district court. See Hackett v. Taylor, No. 1:04-cv-02130-JFM) (D. Md. Aug. 22, 2007). 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 2