Merle Rutledge, Jr. v. Officer Tessier

UNPUBLISHED UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT No. 14-2197 MERLE T. RUTLEDGE, JR., Plaintiff - Appellant, v. OFFICER TESSIER, in his individual capacity; OFFICER PLAZA, in her individual capacity, Defendants – Appellees, and JOHN DOE 3, supervisor of the Norfolk, Virginia Police Department Officer, sued in his individual and official capacity, Defendant. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia, at Norfolk. Douglas E. Miller, Magistrate Judge. (2:13-cv-00470-DEM) Submitted: February 25, 2015 Decided: March 3, 2015 Before NIEMEYER, KING, and THACKER, Circuit Judges. Affirmed by unpublished per curiam opinion. Merle T. Rutledge, Jr., Appellant Pro Se. Melvin Wayne Ringer, CITY ATTORNEY’S OFFICE, Norfolk, Virginia, for Appellees. Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit. PER CURIAM: Merle T. Rutledge, Jr., appeals the district court’s order denying relief in his 42 U.S.C. § 1983 (2012) civil rights action. We have reviewed the record and find no reversible error. Accordingly, we affirm for the reasons stated by the district court. See Rutledge v. Tessier, No. 2:13-cv-00470-DEM (E.D. Va. Oct. 22, 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 2