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[DO NOT PUBLISH]
IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE ELEVENTH CIRCUIT
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No. 16-10162
Non-Argument Calendar
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D.C. Docket No. 4:15-cv-00089-RH-CAS
RONALD DAVID JONES,
Plaintiff-Appellant,
versus
SECRETARY FOR CITY MANAGERS
JACK MCLEAN AND MIKE WADE,
Secretary City of Quincy,
Defendant-Appellee.
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Appeal from the United States District Court
for the Northern District of Florida
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(October 12, 2016)
Before TJOFLAT, WILSON and ROSENBAUM, Circuit Judges.
PER CURIAM:
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The District Court, adopting the Report and Recommendation of the
Magistrate Judge, sua sponte dismissed for failure to state a claim for relief the pro
se complaint Ronald David Jones filed in this case, seeking money damages under
42 U.S.C. § 1983 for alleged violations of his rights under the federal
constitutional and state common law. Jones appeals the dismissal. We affirm.
The Magistrate Judge described the material allegations of Jones’ complaint
thusly:
The complaint alleges that on April 22, 2014, the Mayor of Quincy went to
Plaintiff's house and asked whether Plaintiff had ever received payment from
the City of Quincy. The payment . . . presumably pertains to Plaintiff's
utility bill. The Mayor told Plaintiff he should have already received a
check and advised Plaintiff he had personally seen the list which contained
Plaintiff's name. Plaintiff then went to City Hall to talk with Mike Wade,
Interim City Manager, about his check. Plaintiff complains that Wade's
secretary refused to let Plaintiff speak with him. When Plaintiff returned
with his mother, Wade was standing in the lobby. Plaintiff tried to talk to
Wade about the check when Wade asked Plaintiff to step into his office.
Plaintiff contends the secretary, whose name is apparently unknown, was
gesturing to Wade not to do so. Plaintiff contends the secretary was telling
Wade "what to do." Plaintiff states that then he went to the City
Commission meeting on May 13, 2014, the secretary came up to him, gave
him a "mean look, and intentionally stepped" on Plaintiff's foot "while
saying some smart remark" to Plaintiff. Plaintiff also contends that when he
went to meet with Wade the next day, the Secretary told Plaintiff he "had no
business running for President because [Plaintiff] did not salute the flag . . .
."
These allegations on their face show no violation of a federal constitutional right or
of a right at common law. The judgment of the District Court is, accordingly,
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AFFIRMED. 1
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Jones’ motion for the appointment of counsel is DENIED.
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