Alexander Matthews v. Timothy Sullivan

UNPUBLISHED UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT No. 14-7347 ALEXANDER OTIS MATTHEWS, Plaintiff – Appellant, v. TIMOTHY JOSEPH SULLIVAN; LIAM O’GRADY, U.S. District Court Judge; ROGER W. TITUS, U.S. District Court Judge, Defendants - Appellees. Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of Maryland, at Greenbelt. Frederick P. Stamp, Jr., Senior District Judge. (8:14-cv-00500-FPS) Submitted: January 15, 2015 Decided: January 21, 2015 Before WILKINSON and NIEMEYER, Circuit Judges, and DAVIS, Senior Circuit Judge. Affirmed by unpublished per curiam opinion. Alexander Matthews, Appellant Pro Se. Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit. PER CURIAM: Alexander Matthews appeals the district court’s orders denying relief on his complaint and amended complaint filed pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983 (2012) and Bivens v. Six Unknown Named Agents of Fed. Bureau of Narcotics, 403 U.S. 388 (1971) and denial of his Fed. R. Civ. P. 59(e) motion. * We have reviewed the record and find no reversible error. Accordingly, we affirm for the reasons stated by the district court. Matthews v. Sullivan, No. 8:14-cv-00500-FPS (D. Md. May 23 & Aug. 13, 2014). We dispense with oral argument because the facts and legal contentions are adequately presented in the materials before this court and argument would not aid the decisional process. AFFIRMED * In his motion for reconsideration and on appeal, Matthews asserts that the court should have considered some of his claims as common law professional malpractice, negligence, and gross negligence claims. 2