UNPUBLISHED
UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT
No. 08-1766
KESS TANI,
Plaintiff - Appellant,
v.
THE WASHINGTON POST, a/k/a The Enterprise, a/k/a Southern
Maryland Online, Owner/Publisher; RICK BOYD, Editor,
Washington Post; JOHN C. WHARTON, Reporter, Washington Post;
EDITOR(S), WASHINGTON POST; MANAGING EDITORS(S), WASHINGTON
POST; CHIEF EDITOR, WASHINGTON POST; CEO, WASHINGTON POST;
CFO, WASHINGTON POST; PRESIDENT, WASHINGTON POST; VICE
PRESIDENT, WASHINGTON POST; OTHERS, Yet to be identified
Liable Persons, Washington Post; ST. MARY’S TODAY, a/k/a
Island Publishing Company; KENNETH C. ROSSIGNOL,
Owner/Publisher, St. Mary’s Today; REPORTER(S), ST. MARY’S
TODAY; EDITOR(S), ST. MARY’S TODAY; MANAGING EDITOR(S), ST.
MARY’S TODAY; CEO, ST. MARY’S TODAY; CFO, ST. MARY’S TODAY;
PRESIDENT, ST. MARY’S TODAY; VICE PRESIDENT, ST. MARY’S
TODAY; OTHERS, Yet to be named Liable Persons, St. Mary’s
Today; THEBAYNET; SEAN RICE, Owner/Publisher, TheBayNet;
REPORTER(S), THEBAYNET; EDITOR(S), THEBAYNET; MANAGING
EDITOR(S), THEBAYNET; CHIEF EDITOR, THEBAYNET; CEO,
THEBAYNET; CFO, THEBAYNET; PRESIDENT, THEBAYNET; VICE
PRESIDENT, THEBAYNET; OTHERS, Yet to be identified Liable
Persons, TheBayNet; SHARON BELL; ANNA BEDFORD-DAVIS; JOSHUA
DAVIS; CHRISTOPHER NORRIS,
Defendants - Appellees.
No. 09-1763
KESS TANI,
Plaintiff - Appellant,
v.
THE WASHINGTON POST, a/k/a The Enterprise, a/k/a Southern
Maryland Online, Owner/Publisher; RICK BOYD, Editor,
Washington Post; JOHN C. WHARTON, Reporter, Washington Post;
EDITOR(S), WASHINGTON POST; MANAGING EDITORS(S), WASHINGTON
POST; CHIEF EDITOR, WASHINGTON POST; CEO, WASHINGTON POST;
CFO, WASHINGTON POST; PRESIDENT, WASHINGTON POST; VICE
PRESIDENT, WASHINGTON POST; OTHERS, Yet to be identified
Liable Persons, Washington Post; ST. MARY’S TODAY, a/k/a
Island Publishing Company; KENNETH C. ROSSIGNOL,
Owner/Publisher, St. Mary’s Today; REPORTER(S), ST. MARY’S
TODAY; EDITOR(S), ST. MARY’S TODAY; MANAGING EDITOR(S), ST.
MARY’S TODAY; CEO, ST. MARY’S TODAY; CFO, ST. MARY’S TODAY;
PRESIDENT, ST. MARY’S TODAY; VICE PRESIDENT, ST. MARY’S
TODAY; OTHERS, Yet to be named Liable Persons, St. Mary’s
Today; THEBAYNET; SEAN RICE, Owner/Publisher, TheBayNet;
REPORTER(S), THEBAYNET; MANAGING EDITOR(S), THEBAYNET; CHIEF
EDITOR, THEBAYNET; CEO, THEBAYNET; CFO, THEBAYNET;
PRESIDENT, THEBAYNET; VICE PRESIDENT, THEBAYNET; OTHERS, Yet
to be identified Liable Persons, TheBayNet; SHARON BELL;
ANNA BEDFORD-DAVIS; JOSHUA DAVIS; CHRISTOPHER NORRIS,
Defendants - Appellees.
Appeals from the United States District Court for the District
of Maryland, at Greenbelt. Peter J. Messitte, Senior District
Judge. (8:08-cv-01130-PJM)
Submitted: November 17, 2009 Decided: November 19, 2009
Before WILKINSON, MICHAEL, and KING, Circuit Judges.
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No. 08-1766 dismissed; No. 09-1763 affirmed by unpublished per
curiam opinion.
Kess Tani, Appellant Pro Se. Kevin Hardy, WILLIAMS & CONNOLLY,
LLP, Washington, D.C.; Thomas A. McManus, SASSCER, CLAGETT &
BUCHER, Upper Marlboro, Maryland, for Appellees.
Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit.
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PER CURIAM:
In No. 08-1766, Kess Tani noted an appeal from the
district court’s order dismissing his complaint for lack of
subject matter jurisdiction. Because the district court
subsequently granted Tani’s motion for reconsideration and
vacated that order, the appeal from that order is moot. We
therefore dismiss this portion of the appeal.
In No. 09-1763, Tani appeals from the district court’s
order denying relief on his 42 U.S.C. § 1983 (2006) complaint.
We have reviewed the record and find no reversible error.
Accordingly, we affirm for the reasons stated by the district
court. Tani v. The Washington Post, No. 8:08-cv-01130-PJM (D.
Md. June 18, 2009). 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.
No. 08-1766 DISMISSED
No. 09-1763 AFFIRMED
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