UNPUBLISHED
UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT
No. 15-6329
JOHN MARVIN BALLARD,
Plaintiff - Appellant,
v.
AMY PHENIX,
Defendant - Appellee.
Appeal from the United States District Court for the Eastern
District of North Carolina, at Raleigh. Malcolm J. Howard,
Senior District Judge. (5:13-ct-03256-H)
Submitted: May 21, 2015 Decided: May 27, 2015
Before MOTZ, KING, and WYNN, Circuit Judges.
Affirmed as modified by unpublished per curiam opinion.
John Marvin Ballard, Appellant Pro Se. Eric Patrick Edgerton,
Francis Lachicotte Zemp, Jr., ROBERTS & STEVENS, PA, Asheville,
North Carolina, for Appellee.
Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit.
PER CURIAM:
John Marvin Ballard appeals the district court’s order
granting Defendant’s motion to dismiss his diversity action
alleging claims of libel, slander, invasion of privacy, and
intentional infliction of emotional distress. We have reviewed
the record and find no reversible error. Accordingly, although
we modify the dismissal order to reflect that the dismissal is
without prejudice, see S. Walk at Broadlands Homeowner’s Ass’n,
Inc. v. OpenBand at Broadlands, LLC, 713 F.3d 175, 185 & n.4
(4th Cir. 2013), we affirm the dismissal as modified. Ballard
v. Phenix, No. 5:13-ct-03256-H (E.D.N.C. Feb. 3, 2015). 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 AS MODIFIED
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