Antwoine Jones v. Happy Smith

• Court: Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
• Decided: June 25, 2019
• Docket: 19-6384
• Status: Unpublished

Opinion

UNPUBLISHED

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT

No. 19-6384

ANTWOINE MCKINLEY JONES,

Plaintiff - Appellant,

v.

DR. HAPPY SMITH, M.D.; VIKKI PHIPPS, Medical Administrator,

Defendants - Appellees,

and

RED ONION STATE PRISON,

Defendant.

Appeal from the United States District Court for the Western District of Virginia, at Roanoke. Pamela Meade Sargent, Magistrate Judge. (7:17-cv-00244-PMS)

Submitted: June 20, 2019 Decided: June 25, 2019

Before NIEMEYER, AGEE, and RICHARDSON, Circuit Judges.

Affirmed by unpublished per curiam opinion.

Antwoine McKinley Jones, Appellant Pro Se. Susan A. Waddell, GUYNN WADDELL CARROLL & LOCKABY, P.C., Salem, Virginia, for Appellees.

Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit. PER CURIAM:

Antwoine McKinley Jones appeals the judgment in favor of Appellees after a

bench trial before the magistrate judge * on his 42 U.S.C. § 1983 (2012) complaint that

alleged deliberate indifference to his serious medical needs. “Following a bench trial, we

review the district court’s factual findings for clear error and its legal conclusions de

novo.” Wards Corner Beauty Acad. v. Nat’l Accrediting Comm’n of Career Arts & Scis.,

922 F.3d 568, 573 (4th Cir. 2019). We have reviewed the magistrate judge’s findings of

fact and conclusions of law and find no reversible error. Accordingly, we affirm the

judgment for the reasons stated by the magistrate judge. Jones v. Smith, No. 7:17-cv-

00244-PMS (W.D. Va. Feb. 20, 2019, Mar. 18, 2019). Because Jones fails to show the

existence of a substantial question for appeal, we deny his motion for transcripts at

Government expense. 28 U.S.C. § 753(f) (2012). 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

* The parties consented to proceed before a magistrate judge pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 636(c) (2012).