Edmonds v. Clarkson

UNPUBLISHED UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT No. 98-1495 LUTHER C. EDMONDS, Plaintiff - Appellant, versus JOHN E. CLARKSON, Individually and in his official capacity as Judge, Fourth Judicial Circuit of Virginia, Circuit Court of the City of Norfolk; MARC JACOBSON, Individually and in his official capacity as Judge, Fourth Judi- cial Circuit of Virginia, Circuit Court of the City of Norfolk; JEROME JAMES, Individually and in his official capacity as Judge, Fourth Judicial Circuit of Virginia, Circuit Court of the City of Norfolk; EVERETTE A. MARTIN, JR., Individually and in his official capacity as Judge, Fourth Judicial Circuit of Virginia, Circuit Court of the City of Norfolk; JOHN C. MORRISON, JR., Individually and in his offi- cial capacity as Judge, Fourth Judicial Cir- cuit of Virginia, Circuit Court of the City of Norfolk; CHARLES E. POSTON, Individually and in his official capacity as Judge, Fourth Judicial Circuit of Virginia, Circuit Court of the City of Norfolk; WILLIAM F. RUTHERFORD, Individually and in his official capacity as Judge, Fourth Judicial Circuit of Virginia, Circuit Court of the City of Norfolk; LYDIA C. TAYLOR, Chief Judge, Individually and in her official capacity as Chief Judge, Fourth Judicial Circuit of Virginia, Circuit Court of the City of Norfolk; ALBERT TEICH, Individ- ually and in his official capacity as Clerk, Circuit Court of the City of Norfolk; COM- MONWEALTH OF VIRGINIA JUDICIAL INQUIRY AND REVIEW COMMISSION; PAUL F. SHERIDAN, Individ- ually and in his official capacity as Chair- man, Judicial Inquiry and Review Commission; RENO S. HARP, III, Individually and in his official capacity as Counsel, Judicial Inquiry and Review Commission, Defendants - Appellees. No. 98-1612 LUTHER C. EDMONDS, Plaintiff - Appellant, versus JOHN E. CLARKSON, Individually and in his official capacity as Judge, Fourth Judicial Circuit of Virginia, Circuit Court of the City of Norfolk; MARC JACOBSON, Individually and in his official capacity as Judge, Fourth Judi- cial Circuit of Virginia, Circuit Court of the City of Norfolk; JEROME JAMES, Individually and in his official capacity as Judge, Fourth Judicial Circuit of Virginia, Circuit Court of the City of Norfolk; EVERETTE A. MARTIN, JR., Individually and in his official capacity as Judge, Fourth Judicial Circuit of Virginia, Circuit Court of the City of Norfolk; JOHN C. MORRISON, JR., Individually and in his offi- cial capacity as Judge, Fourth Judicial Cir- cuit of Virginia, Circuit Court of the City of Norfolk; CHARLES E. POSTON, Individually and in his official capacity as Judge, Fourth Judicial Circuit of Virginia, Circuit Court of the City of Norfolk; WILLIAM F. RUTHERFORD, Individually and in his official capacity as Judge, Fourth Judicial Circuit of Virginia, Circuit Court of the City of Norfolk; LYDIA C. TAYLOR, Chief Judge, Individually and in her official capacity as Chief Judge, Fourth Judi- cial Circuit of Virginia, Circuit Court of the City of Norfolk; ALBERT TEICH, Individually 2 and in his official capacity as Clerk, Circuit Court of the City of Norfolk; COMMONWEALTH OF VIRGINIA JUDICIAL INQUIRY AND REVIEW COM- MISSION; PAUL F. SHERIDAN, Individually and in his official capacity as Chairman, Judicial Inquiry and Review Commission; RENO S. HARP, III, Individually and in his official capacity as Counsel, Judicial Inquiry and Review Commission, Defendants - Appellees. Appeals from the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia, at Norfolk. Robert E. Payne, District Judge. (CA-97-364-N) Submitted: October 20, 1998 Decided: November 3, 1998 Before WILKINS and HAMILTON, Circuit Judges, and BUTZNER, Senior Circuit Judge. Affirmed by unpublished per curiam opinion. Luther C. Edmonds, Appellant Pro Se. Gregory E. Lucyk, Mary Eliz- abeth Shea, OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL OF VIRGINIA, Richmond, Virginia; Abram William VanderMeer, Jr., CLARK & STANT, P.C., Vir- ginia Beach, Virginia, for Appellees. Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit. See Local Rule 36(c). 3 PER CURIAM: In these consolidated appeals, Luther C. Edmonds appeals from the district court’s orders (1) dismissing his 42 U.S.C.A. § 1983 (West 1994 & Supp. 1998) complaint and related state law claims (No. 98-1495), and (2) imposing sanctions against him under Fed. R. Civ. P. 11 (No. 98-1612). Our review of the record and the district court’s opinions discloses no reversible error. Accordingly, we affirm on the reasoning of the district court. Edmonds v. Clarkson, No. CA-97-364-N (E.D. Va. Mar. 15 & Apr. 9, 1998). We dispense with oral argument because the facts and legal contentions are adequate- ly presented in the materials before the court and argument would not aid the decisional process. AFFIRMED 4