Assa'ad-Faltas v. South Carolina Supreme Court

Opinion

UNPUBLISHED

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT

No. 09-2081

MARIE THERESE ASSA’AD-FALTAS, MD, MPH, for herself and those similarly situated,

Plaintiff – Appellant,

v.

THE SOUTH CAROLINA SUPREME COURT, solely in its legislative capacity; and solely for injunctive relief; CHARLES AUSTIN, in his official capacity as City Manager for the City of Columbia [“the City” or “Columbia”]; ROBERT C. COBLE, in his official capacity as Mayor for the City of Columbia, SC; OFFICER SELLERS, in his official capacity as a police officer for Columbia; OFFICER GORDON, in his official capacity as a police officer for Columbia; OFFICER DIETZ, in his official capacity as a police officer for Columbia; OFFICER BEDDINGFIELD, in his official capacity as a police officer for Columbia; OFFICER ANDERSON, in his official capacity as a police officer for Columbia; GWENDOLYN BOUIE, in her official capacity as Assistant Attorney for the City; CHRISTA BELL, in her official capacity as Assistant Attorney for the City; OVERTURE WALKER, in his official capacity as Assistant Attorney for the City; TAMEKA ISAACS DEVINE, in her official capacity as member of City Council for the City of Columbia, SC and the other Council members in that capacity; JAMES MEGGS, in his official capacity as City Attorney for the City; KENNETH GAINES, in his official capacity as City Attorney for the City; DANA M. THYE, individually and officially as Assistant Attorney for the City; ROBERT G. COOPER, individually and officially as Assistant Attorney for the City; UNKNOWN NAMED AGENTS FOR THE CITY, in their respective official capacities,

Defendants – Appellees. Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of South Carolina, at Columbia. Terry L. Wooten, District Judge. (3:09-cv-00507-TLW)

Submitted: July 26, 2010 Decided: August 13, 2010

Before MOTZ and KING, Circuit Judges, and HAMILTON, Senior Circuit Judge.

Affirmed by unpublished per curiam opinion.

Marie Therese Assa’ad-Faltas, Appellant Pro Se.

Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit.

2 PER CURIAM:

Marie Therese Assa’ad-Faltas, M.D., M.P.H., appeals

the district court’s order adopting the magistrate judge’s

recommendation to summarily dismiss her complaint, pursuant to

28 U.S.C. § 1915 (2006), as well as its order denying her Fed.

R. Civ. P. 59(e) motion. We have reviewed the record and find

no reversible error. Accordingly, we deny Assa’ad-Faltas’s

motions for appointment of counsel and to place the appeal in

abeyance and affirm the district court’s orders. See Assa’ad-

Faltas v. South Carolina Supreme Court, No. 3:09-cv-00507-TLW

(D.S.C. filed July 22, 2009, entered July 23, 2009; Aug. 24,

2009). 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