UNPUBLISHED
UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT
No. 17-1641
DOUGLAS OTTO FISCHER,
Plaintiff - Appellant,
v.
DR. CHERYL HILL; DR. ABDEL MASSOUD, Chief Medical Officer, William
R. Sharpe, Jr. Hospital; KIMBERLY WALSH, Former Interim Chief Executive
Officer William R. Sharpe, Jr. Hospital,
Defendants - Appellees.
Appeal from the United States District Court for the Northern District of West Virginia,
at Elkins. John Preston Bailey, District Judge. (2:16-cv-00090-JPB)
Submitted: October 31, 2017 Decided: December 14, 2017
Before WILKINSON, KEENAN, and DIAZ, Circuit Judges.
Affirmed by unpublished per curiam opinion.
Jason T. Gain, Bridgeport, West Virginia, for Appellant. Timothy R. Linkous, Stephanie
J. Shepherd, LINKOUS LAW, PLLC, Morgantown, West Virginia; Amy M. Smith,
Susan L. Deniker, Mark G. Jeffries, STEPTOE & JOHNSON PLLC, Bridgeport, West
Virginia, for Appellees.
Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit.
PER CURIAM:
Douglas Otto Fischer appeals the district court’s order dismissing his civil action.
We have reviewed the record and find no reversible error. The district court properly
dismissed the 42 U.S.C. § 1983 (2012) claims on the ground that the defendants are
entitled to absolute immunity from such claims, and properly declined to exercise
supplemental jurisdiction over the related state law claims. Accordingly, we affirm.
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
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