Knight v. Dept of the Navy

Filed: July 9, 1998 UNPUBLISHED UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT No. 96-2610 CA-93-1064-2-18AJ JEROME M. MYERS; SAMUEL KENNLEY, Plaintiffs - Appellants, and LANTZ H. LITTLE; W. L. PACE; REGINALD A. LEE; JAMES E. YOUNG; ELMER E. MARTIN; UNDRA L. EVERSON; JIMMIE S. TAYLOR; THOMAS O. WILLIAMS; NORMAN ROBERT KNIGHT, III, Plaintiffs, versus DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY, Defendant - Appellee, and PETER CAMPBELL, Claimant. No. 96-2698 CA-93-1914-2-18 ARTHUR PINCKNEY, Plaintiff - Appellant, and NORMAN WITHERSPOON; THOMAS WILLIAMS; CYNTHIA H. COAXUM; LUCILLE MYERS; NORMAN JAMES WITHERSPOON, Plaintiffs, versus DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY, Defendant - Appellee, and FRANK SIMMONS, JR., Claimant. No. 96-2699 CA-93-3206-2-18AJ ELZINE R. FABERS, Plaintiff - Appellant, and WILLIAM L. DIBBLE; NATHANIEL JUST; JAMES H. MOULTRIE; NATHANIEL JONES; ELDRIDGE C. LEE; ARTHUR L. NESBITT; HENRY L. MOORE, JR., Plaintiffs, versus DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY, Defendant - Appellee. 2 No. 96-2720 CA-93-2410-2-18AJ DAVID RILEY, Plaintiff - Appellant, and THURMOND HAMMOND; CAROLYN G. CHAVIS; HORACE WILLIAMS; ODIS C. MOORE, JR.; WILLIAM GLOVER, Plaintiffs, versus DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY, Defendant - Appellee. No. 96-2721 CA-93-2410-2-18AJ CAROLYN G. CHAVIS; WILLIAM GLOVER, Plaintiffs - Appellants, and THURMOND HAMMOND; DAVID RILEY; HORACE WILLIAMS; ODIS C. MOORE, JR., Plaintiffs, versus DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY, 3 Defendant - Appellee. 4 No. 96-2771 CA-93-3293-2-18AJ FRANK REED, Plaintiff - Appellant, and JASPER M. BRYANT; CATHIE M. CRAWFORD; JOHN DINGLE; HARVEY J. DOCTOR; SEAFUS JORDAN; LEROY M. LLOYD; ABRAHAM J. SMALLS; RICHARD A. SPENCER; JOSEPH SWINTON, JR.; VENA L. VAIRD; JAMES L. WASHINGTON, Plaintiffs, versus DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY, Defendant - Appellee. No. 97-1859 CA-93-2410-2-18AJ HORACE WILLIAMS, Plaintiff - Appellant, and THURMOND HAMMOND; CAROLYN G. CHAVIS; DAVID RILEY; ODIS C. MOORE, JR.; WILLIAM L. GLOVER, Plaintiffs, versus 5 DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY, Defendant - Appellee. No. 97-1860 CA-93-3206-2-18AJ HENRY L. MOORE, JR., Plaintiff - Appellant, and WILLIAM L. DIBBLE; NATHANIEL JUST; JAMES H. MOULTRIE; ELZINE R. FABERS; NATHANIEL JONES; ELDRIDGE C. LEE; ARTHUR L. NESBITT, Plaintiffs, versus DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY, Defendant - Appellee. O R D E R Appellants in the above-styled appeals were not afforded an opportunity to file informal briefs prior to our disposition of their appeals. In order for these Appellants to submit informal briefs for our review before we act on their appeals, we construe their post-decision pro se filings as petitions for rehearing and grant rehearing for the limited purpose of reviewing their informal 6 briefs. We direct that the Clerk’s Office issue an informal briefing order in these appeals directing that these Appellants mail their informal briefs to this Court no later than August 3, 1998. FOR THE COURT /s/ Patricia S. Connor 7 UNPUBLISHED UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT No. 96-2324 NORMAN ROBERT KNIGHT, III, Plaintiff - Appellant, and LANTZ H. LITTLE; W. L. PACE; JEROME M. MYERS; REGINALD A. LEE; JAMES E. YOUNG; ELMER E. MARTIN; UNDRA L. EVERSON; JIMMIE S. TAYLOR; SAMUEL KENNLEY; THOMAS O. WILLIAMS, Plaintiffs, versus DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY, Defendant - Appellee, and PETER CAMPBELL, Claimant. No. 96-2325 JAKE LEE, JR., Plaintiff - Appellant, 8 and PONCE DELEON JONES; JAMES L. CRAWFORD; WILLIAM E. REID, JR.; SHERMAN WESLEY BARCLIFF, Plaintiffs, versus DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY, Defendant - Appellee, and PETER CAMPBELL, Claimant. No. 96-2365 PONCE DELEON JONES, Plaintiff - Appellant, and JAKE LEE, JR.; JAMES L. CRAWFORD; WILLIAM E. REID, JR.; SHERMAN WESLEY BARCLIFF, Plaintiffs, versus DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY, Defendant - Appellee, 9 and PETER CAMPBELL, Claimant. No. 96-2610 JEROME M. MYERS; SAMUEL KENNLEY, Plaintiffs - Appellants, and LANTZ H. LITTLE; W. L. PACE; REGINALD A. LEE; JAMES E. YOUNG; ELMER E. MARTIN; UNDRA L. EVERSON; JIMMIE S. TAYLOR; THOMAS O. WILLIAMS; NORMAN ROBERT KNIGHT, III, Plaintiffs, versus DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY, Defendant - Appellee, and PETER CAMPBELL, Claimant. 10 No. 96-2698 ARTHUR PINCKNEY, Plaintiff - Appellant, and NORMAN WITHERSPOON; THOMAS WILLIAMS; CYNTHIA H. COAXUM; LUCILLE MYERS; NORMAN JAMES WITHERSPOON, Plaintiffs, versus DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY, Defendant - Appellee, and FRANK SIMMONS, JR., Claimant. No. 96-2699 ELZINE R. FABERS, Plaintiff - Appellant, and 11 WILLIAM L. DIBBLE; NATHANIEL JUST; JAMES H. MOULTRIE; NATHANIEL JONES; ELDRIDGE C. LEE; ARTHUR L. NESBITT; HENRY L. MOORE, JR., Plaintiffs, versus DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY, Defendant - Appellee. No. 96-2700 STANLEY E. SHAW, Plaintiff - Appellant, and JERALD WATSON; ROBERT WATSON; JAMES FRAZIER Plaintiffs, versus DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY, Defendant - Appellee. No. 96-2720 DAVID RILEY, Plaintiff - Appellant, 12 and THURMOND HAMMOND; CAROLYN G. CHAVIS; HORACE WILLIAMS; ODIS C. MOORE, JR.; WILLIAM GLOVER, Plaintiffs, versus DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY, Defendant - Appellee. No. 96-2721 CAROLYN G. CHAVIS; WILLIAM GLOVER, Plaintiffs - Appellants, and THURMOND HAMMOND; DAVID RILEY; HORACE WILLIAMS; ODIS C. MOORE, JR., Plaintiffs, versus DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY, Defendant - Appellee. 13 No. 96-2771 FRANK REED, Plaintiff - Appellant, and JASPER M. BRYANT; CATHIE M. CRAWFORD; JOHN DINGLE; HARVEY J. DOCTOR; SEAFUS JORDAN; LEROY M. LLOYD; ABRAHAM J. SMALLS; RICHARD A. SPENCER; JOSEPH SWINTON, JR.; VENA L. VAIRD; JAMES L. WASHINGTON, Plaintiffs, versus DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY, Defendant - Appellee. No. 96-2772 JAMES E. YOUNG, Plaintiff - Appellant, and NORMAN ROBERT KNIGHT, III; LANTZ H. LITTLE; W. L. PACE;JEROME M. MYERS; REGINALD A. LEE; ELMER E. MARTIN; UNDRA L. EVERSON; JIMMIE S. TAYLOR; SAMUEL KENNLEY; THOMAS O. WILLIAMS, Plaintiffs, versus 14 DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY, Defendant - Appellee, and PETER CAMPBELL, Claimant. No. 97-1768 NORMAN ROBERT KNIGHT, III, Plaintiff - Appellant, and LANTZ H. LITTLE; W. L. PACE; JEROME M. MYERS; REGINALD A. LEE; JAMES E. YOUNG; ELMER E. MARTIN; UNDRA L. EVERSON; JIMMIE S. TAYLOR; SAMUEL KENNLEY; THOMAS O. WILLIAMS, Plaintiffs, versus DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY, Defendant - Appellee, and PETER CAMPBELL, Claimant. 15 No. 97-1857 REGINALD A. LEE, Plaintiff - Appellant, and NORMAN ROBERT KNIGHT, III; LANTZ H. LITTLE; W. L. PACE; JEROME M. MYERS; JAMES E. YOUNG; ELMER E. MARTIN; UNDRA L. EVERSON; JIMMIE S. TAYLOR; SAMUEL KENNLEY; THOMAS O. WILLIAMS, Plaintiffs, versus DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY, Defendant - Appellee, and PETER CAMPBELL, Claimant. No. 97-1858 WILLIAM E. REID, JR., Plaintiff - Appellant, 16 and JAKE LEE, JR.; PONCE DELEON JONES; JAMES L. CRAWFORD; SHERMAN WESLEY BARCLIFF, Plaintiffs, versus DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY, Defendant - Appellee, and PETER CAMPBELL, Claimant. No. 97-1859 HORACE WILLIAMS, Plaintiff - Appellant, and THURMOND HAMMOND; CAROLYN G. CHAVIS; DAVID RILEY; ODIS C. MOORE, JR.; WILLIAM L. GLOVER, Plaintiffs, versus DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY, Defendant - Appellee. 17 No. 97-1860 HENRY L. MOORE, JR., Plaintiff - Appellant, and WILLIAM L. DIBBLE; NATHANIEL JUST; JAMES H. MOULTRIE; ELZINE R. FABERS; NATHANIEL JONES; ELDRIDGE C. LEE; ARTHUR L. NESBITT, Plaintiffs, versus DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY, Defendant - Appellee. Appeals from the United States District Court for the District of South Carolina, at Charleston. David C. Norton, District Judge. (CA-93-1064-2-18AJ, CA-93-2081-2-18AJ, CA-93-1914-2-18, CA-93-3206- 2-18AJ, CA-94-479-2-18AJ, CA-93-2410-2-18AJ, CA-93-3293-2-18AJ) Submitted: May 19, 1998 Decided: June 3, 1998 Before NIEMEYER, HAMILTON, and MOTZ, Circuit Judges. Affirmed by unpublished per curiam opinion. 18 Norman Robert Knight, III, Jake Lee, Jr., Ponce DeLeon Jones, Jerome M. Myers, Samuel Kennley, Arthur Pinckney, Elzine R. Fabers, Stanley E. Shaw, David Riley, Carolyn G. Chavis, William L. Glover, Frank Reed, James E. Young, Norman Robert Knight, III, Reginald A. Lee, William E. Reid, Horace Williams, Henry L. Moore, Jr., Appellants Pro Se. John Harris Douglas, Assistant United States Attorney, Charleston, South Carolina, for Appellee. Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit. See Local Rule 36(c). 19 PER CURIAM: This is a consolidated appeal. In case Nos. 96-2324, 96-2325, 96-2365, 96-2610, 96-2698, 96-2699, 96-2700, 96-2720, 96-2721, 96- 2771, and 96-2772, the Appellants appeal the district court's orders granting the Navy summary judgment in their civil action filed under the Privacy Act, see 5 U.S.C. § 552a (1994), and deny- ing their motion styled "Motion for a Status Conference Hearing and Rule 60(b) Errors Correction." In case Nos. 97-1860, 97-1859, 97- 1858, and 97-1857, the Appellants appeal only the denial of the mo- tion styled "Motion for a Status Conference Hearing and Rule 60(b) Errors Correction." Finally, the Appellant in No. 97-1768 appeals the district court's order granting counsel's request to be relieved. We have reviewed the record and the district court's thorough and well-reasoned opinions and find no reversible error. Accordingly, we affirm on the reasoning of the district court. No. 96-2324, Knight v. Department of the Navy, No. CA-93-1064-2-18AJ (D.S.C. Sept. 18, 1996; May 27, 1997); No. 96-2325, Lee v. Depart- ment of the Navy, No. CA-93-2081-2-18AJ (D.S.C. Sept. 18, 1996; May 27, 1997); No. 96-2365, Jones v. Department of the Navy, No. CA-93- 2081-2-18AJ (D.S.C. Sept. 18, 1996; May 27, 1997); No. 96-2610, Myers v. Department of the Navy, No. CA-93-1064-2-18AJ (D.S.C. Sept. 18, 1996; May 27, 1997); No. 96-2698, Pinckney v. Department of the Navy, No. CA-93-1914-2-18 (D.S.C. Sept. 18, 1996; May 27, 1997); No. 96-2699, Fabers v. Department of the Navy, No. CA-93- 3206-2-18AJ (D.S.C. Sept. 18, 1996; May 27, 1997); No. 96-2700, Shaw v. Department of the Navy, No. CA-94-479-2-18AJ (D.S.C. Sept. 20 18, 1996; May 27, 1997); No. 96-2720, Riley v. Department of the Navy, No. CA-93-2410-2-18AJ (D.S.C. Sept. 18, 1996; May 27, 1997); No. 96-2721, Chavis v. Department of the Navy, No. CA-93-2410-2- 18AJ (D.S.C. Sept. 18, 1996; May 27, 1997); No. 96-2771, Reed v. Department of the Navy, No. CA-93-3293-2-18AJ (D.S.C. Sept. 18, 1996; May 27, 1997); No. 96-2772, Young v. Department of the Navy, No. CA-93-1064-2-18AJ (D.S.C. Sept. 18, 1996); No. 97-1768, Knight v. Department of the Navy, No. CA-93-1064-2-18-AJ (D.S.C. May 20, 1997); No. 97-1857, Lee v. Department of the Navy, No. CA-93-1064- 2-18AJ (D.S.C. May 27, 1997); No. 97-1858, Reid v. Department of the Navy, No. CA-93-2081-2-18AJ (D.S.C. May 27, 1997); No. 97-1859, Williams v. Department of the Navy, No. CA-93-2410-2-18AJ (D.S.C. May 27, 1997); No. 97-1860, Moore v. Department of the Navy, No. CA-93-3206-2-18AJ (D.S.C. May 27, 1997). We grant the motions to adopt other Appellants' informal briefs. We dispense with oral argument because the facts and legal contentions are adequately presented in the materials before the court and argument would not aid the decisional process. AFFIRMED 21