DeBlasio v. Johnson

Opinion

UNPUBLISHED

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT

No. 00-6999

KEITH WILLIAM DEBLASIO; KEVIN A. EGGLESTON,

Plaintiffs - Appellants,

and

DONALD WELLS; S. BATTS; D. WILSON; D. MCBRIDE; JOHN HARRIS; ERIC HOBBS; NASH; DONALD WAYNE PEERY; STEVEN C. WHISENANT; WALTER EPPS; WESLEY HAMMOND; CLARENCE W. TERRY; THOMAS ALEXANDER; DERRICK K. JONES,

Plaintiffs,

versus

GENE M. JOHNSON, Deputy Director, Virginia Department of Corrections; RON ANGELONE, Di- rector, Virginia Department of Corrections; W. P. ROGERS, Regional Director, Virginia Depart- ment of Corrections; C. D. LARSON, Warden, Lunenburg Correctional Center; CAROL WALLACE, Associate Warden of Operations, Lunenburg Correctional Center; JERRY R. TOWNSEND, Major, Lunenburg Correctional Center; sued in their individual and official capacities; VIRGINIA DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS,

Defendants - Appellees. No. 00-7705

KEITH WILLIAM DEBLASIO; DONALD WELLS; S. BATTS; D. WILSON; ERIC HOBBS; KEVIN A. EGGLESTON; THOMAS ALEXANDER; DERRICK K. JONES; KIP EDWARD BAILEY, SR.; ARTIE HATHAWAY; JAMES R. KIRBY,

WALTER EPPS,

Plaintiff,

GENE M. JOHNSON, Deputy Director, Virginia Department of Corrections; RON ANGELONE, Di- rector, Virginia Department of Corrections; W. P. ROGERS, Regional Director, Virginia Depart- ment of Corrections; C. D. LARSON, Warden, Lunenburg Correctional Center; CAROL WALLACE, Associate Warden of Operations, Lunenburg Correctional Center; JERRY R. TOWNSEND, Major, Lunenburg Correctional Center; sued in their individual and official capacities; VIRGINIA DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS,

Defendants - Appellees,

KAREEM HARRIS,

Movant - Appellant.

2 No. 00-7706

KEITH WILLIAM DEBLASIO; DONALD WELLS; S. BATTS; D. WILSON; ERIC HOBBS; KEVIN A. EGGLESTON; THOMAS ALEXANDER; DERRICK K. JONES; KIP EDWARD BAILEY, SR.; ARTIE HATHAWAY; JAMES R. KIRBY,

IRA WAYNE MADISON,

RONALD J. ANGELONE, Director, Virginia Depart- ment of Corrections; GENE JOHNSON, Director, Virginia Department of Corrections; DAVID A. GARRAGHTY, Warden, G.R.C.C.; G.R.C.C. STAFF AND SECURITY,

No. 00-7707

KEITH WILLIAM DEBLASIO; DONALD WELLS; S. BATTS; D. WILSON; ERIC HOBBS; KEVIN A. EGGLESTON; THOMAS ALEXANDER; DERRICK K. JONES;

3 KIP EDWARD BAILEY, SR.; ARTIE HATHAWAY; JAMES R. KIRBY,

RICHARD GUTHRIE; DERRICK D. STEELE; CASHA S. AL; UHURU NASHEED,

GENE M. JOHNSON, Deputy Director; RONALD ANGELONE, Director; K.V. BONNER, Unit Manager,

No. 00-7708

KEITH WILLIAM DEBLASIO; DONALD WELLS; S. BATTS; D. WILSON; ERIC HOBBS; KEVIN A. EGGLESTON; THOMAS ALEXANDER; DERRICK K. JONES; KIP EDWARD BAILEY, SR.; ARTIE HATHAWAY; JAMES R. KIRBY,

I-TAL RASTAFARIAN COMMUNITY; LIAN J. ROSS,

4 versus

RON ANGELONE,

Defendant - Appellee,

RON DE’ANGELO, Director, Virginia Department of Corrections,

Defendant,

No. 00-7709

KEITH WILLIAM DEBLASIO; DONALD WELLS; S. BATTS; D. WILSON; ERIC HOBBS; KEVIN A. EGGLESTON; THOMAS ALEXANDER; DERRICK K. JONES; KIP EDWARD BAILEY, SR.; ARTIE HATHAWAY; JAMES R. KIRBY,

T. UNDERSTANDING ALLAH,

R. ANGELONE, Director, Virginia Department of Corrections,

5 Defendant - Appellee,

Appeals from the United States District Court for the Eastern Dis- trict of Virginia, at Alexandria. Claude M. Hilton, Chief District Judge. (CA-99-1818-AM, CA-99-1859-AM, CA-00-18-AM, CA-00-170-AM, CA-00-211-AM)

Submitted: May 29, 2001 Decided: June 27, 2001

Before WIDENER and NIEMEYER, Circuit Judges, and HAMILTON, Senior Circuit Judge.

Affirmed by unpublished per curiam opinion.

Keith William DeBlasio, Kevin A. Eggleston, Donald Wells, S. Batts, D. Wilson, Eric Hobbs, Thomas Alexander, Derrick K. Jones, Kip Edward Bailey, Sr., Artie Hathaway, James R. Kirby, Kareem Harris, Appellants Pro Se. Pamela Anne Sargent, Assistant Attorney Gen- eral, Rick Randall Linker, OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL OF VIRGINIA, Richmond, Virginia, for Appellees.

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

6 PER CURIAM:

Appellants appeal the district court’s order granting summary

judgment in favor of the Defendants in their civil action chal-

lenging Division Operating Procedure 864—a prison grooming policy

requiring that male inmates’ hair not be more than one inch in

thickness/depth and prohibiting beards. We have reviewed the rec-

ord and the district court’s opinion, along with the Appellants’

numerous allegations of error, and find no reversible error.

Accordingly, we affirm on the reasoning of the district court.

DeBlasio v. Johnson, Nos. CA-99-1818-AM; CA-99-1859-AM; CA-00-18-

AM; CA-00-170-AM; CA-00-211-AM (E.D. Va. June 26, 2000; Oct. 30,

2000). We deny Appellants’ pending motions for appointment of

counsel and further case consolidation. 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