Briggs v. City of Norfolk

Opinion

UNPUBLISHED

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT

No. 01-1243

DONNA M. BRIGGS,

Plaintiff - Appellant,

versus

CITY OF NORFOLK, a municipal corporation, organized under the laws of the Commonwealth of Virginia; ALAN BOSTJANCIC, individually, and officially as a police officer for the city of Norfolk; MARK RAILLING, individually, and officially as a police officer for the city of Norfolk,

Defendants - Appellees,

and

PAUL D. FRAIM, individually, and officially in his capacity as mayor of Norfolk; MELVIN HIGH, individually, and officially as the chief of police for the city of Norfolk; JAMES BROWNLIE, individually, and officially as a lieutenant on the Norfolk police force; R. K. ABBOTT, in his individual capacity; THOMAS BALDWIN, in his individual capacity; JAMES B. OLIVER, individually, and as the city manager of the City of Norfolk; JAYWARD HANNA, individually, and officially as lieutenant of the Norfolk police force; THOMAS SPRINGER, individually, and officially as a police offi- cer for the City of Norfolk; KAMALA HALLGREN LANNETTI, individually, and officially as the former assistant attorney for the city of Norfolk; HAROLD P. JUREN, individually, and officially as the assistant city attorney for the city of Norfolk; LEONARD MERRITT, indi- vidually; TWO UNNAMED POLICE OFFICERS OF THE NORFOLK POLICE DEPARTMENT, in their individual capacities; JAMES PRENTICE, individually, and officially as a police officer for the City of Norfolk; JOHN B. GOODMAN, individually and in his official capacity as a magistrate for the Commonwealth of Virginia; CAPTAIN CROWDER, in his individual capacity,

Defendants,

FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION,

Party in Interest,

CITY OF VIRGINIA BEACH; EVERETTE MARTIN, Judge of the Circuit Court for the City of Norfolk; PATRICK NORSK; BETTY BLACK; CHARLES CLOUD; MASON ANDREWS; DEBBIE MILLER; EUGENE REAGAN; MARVIN D. MILLER; CLIENTS AND PROSPECTIVE CLIENTS OF THE LAW OFFICES OF MARVIN D. MILLER; LAW OFFICES OF MARVIN D. MILLER; CLIENTS AND PROSPECTIVE CLIENTS OF THE JOYNES & GAIDIES LAW GROUP, PC; LOUIS N. JOYNES, II; JOYNES & GAIDIES LAW GROUP, PC; DALE GAUDING,

Movants.

Appeal from the United States District Court for the Eastern Dis- trict of Virginia, at Norfolk. Jerome B. Friedman, District Judge. (CA-98-288-2, CA-99-83-2)

Submitted: July 31, 2001 Decided: August 17, 2001

Before MOTZ, TRAXLER, and KING, Circuit Judges.

Affirmed by unpublished per curiam opinion.

Donna Marie Briggs, Appellant Pro Se. Alan Brody Rashkind, James Arthur Cales, III, FURNISS, DAVIS, RASHKIND & SAUNDERS, Norfolk, Virginia, for Appellees.

2 Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit. See Local Rule 36(c).

PER CURIAM:

Donna M. Briggs appeals from the district court’s order

declining to hold Briggs in contempt of court for an alleged

violation of a protective order and refusing to award sanctions in

Briggs’ favor. 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. See Briggs v. City of Nor-

folk, Nos. CA-98-288-2; CA-99-83-2 (E.D. Va. Jan. 22, 2001). 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