Carter v. Officer Birchfield

UNPUBLISHED UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT No. 98-1846 NATHANIEL H. CARTER, Plaintiff - Appellant, versus OFFICER BIRCHFIELD; MARK R. HENRY, Officer, Defendants - Appellees, and MARYLAND TRANSPORTATION POLICE AUTHORITY; J. WATSON, Officer; OFFICER HOWELL; R. ANDERSON, Cadet, Defendants. Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of Maryland, at Baltimore. Andre M. Davis, District Judge. (CA-96- 1701-AMD) Submitted: August 27, 1998 Decided: September 11, 1998 Before NIEMEYER and HAMILTON, Circuit Judges, and BUTZNER, Senior Circuit Judge. Affirmed by unpublished per curiam opinion. Nathaniel H. Carter, Appellant Pro Se. Karen June Kruger, Gisele Marie Mathews, OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL OF MARYLAND, Balti- more, Maryland, for Appellees. Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit. See Local Rule 36(c). PER CURIAM: Appellant appeals from the district court’s order denying re- lief on his 42 U.S.C.A. § 1983 (West Supp. 1998) complaint. We have reviewed the record and the district court’s opinion and find no reversible error. Accordingly, we affirm on the reasoning of the district court. Carter v. Officer Birchfield, No. CA-96-1701-AMD (D. Md. Apr. 28, 1998). We dispense with oral argument because the facts and legal contentions are adequately presented in the mate- rials before the court and argument would not aid the decisional process. AFFIRMED 2