Norel Ward v. Jeff Kiser

• Court: Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
• Decided: February 14, 2024
• Docket: 23-6349
• Status: Unpublished

Opinion

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UNPUBLISHED

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT

No. 23-6349

NOREL STERLING WARD,

Plaintiff - Appellant,

v.

WARDEN JEFF KISER, Red Onion State Prison; SGT. MASSINGILL; MR. BLEDSOE; SGT. FLEMING; NURSE WITT,

Defendants - Appellees.

Appeal from the United States District Court for the Western District of Virginia, at Roanoke. Thomas T. Cullen, District Judge. (7:20-cv-00036-TTC-PMS)

Submitted: February 8, 2024 Decided: February 14, 2024

Before KING, AGEE, and HARRIS, Circuit Judges.

Affirmed as modified by unpublished per curiam opinion.

Norel Sterling Ward, Appellant Pro Se.

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PER CURIAM:

Norel Sterling Ward appeals the district court’s order accepting the recommendation

of the magistrate judge and dismissing his 42 U.S.C. § 1983 complaint for failure to

exhaust administrative remedies prior to filing suit. We have reviewed the record and find

no reversible error. Accordingly, we deny the pending motions and affirm the district

court’s order, see Ward v. Kiser, No. 7:20-cv-00036-TTC-PMS (W.D. Va. Mar. 13, 2023),

but we modify the dismissal to be without prejudice, see Ali v. Hogan, 26 F.4th 587, 600

(4th Cir. 2022); Moss v. Harwood, 19 F.4th 614, 623 n.3 (4th Cir. 2021). 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 AS MODIFIED