Richard Coleman v. State of North Carolina

• Court: Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
• Decided: January 24, 2022
• Docket: 21-2199
• Status: Unpublished

Opinion

UNPUBLISHED

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT

No. 21-2199

RICHARD COLEMAN,

Plaintiff - Appellant,

v.

STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA; FRANKLIN COUNTY, NC; AMANDA STEVENSON, Judge and Individually; ARKOFA AUTO SALES; R. KEITH SHACKELFORD, Attorney,

Defendants - Appellees.

Appeal from the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia, at Norfolk. Raymond A. Jackson, District Judge. (2:21-cv-00399-RAJ-LRL)

Submitted: January 20, 2022 Decided: January 24, 2022

Before WILKINSON, DIAZ, and THACKER, Circuit Judges.

Affirmed by unpublished per curiam opinion.

Richard Coleman, Appellant Pro Se.

Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit.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

Richard Coleman appeals the district court’s order dismissing his civil action

without prejudice for improper venue. ∗ We have reviewed the record and find no reversible

error. Accordingly, we affirm for the reasons stated by the district court. Coleman v. State

of North Carolina, No. 2:21-cv-00399-RAJ-LRL (E.D. Va. Sept. 27, 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

∗ We conclude that the district court’s order dismissing Coleman’s action without prejudice is an appealable final order. See Domino Sugar Corp. v. Sugar Workers Local Union 392, 10 F.3d 1064, 1067 (4th Cir. 1993) (holding that dismissal without prejudice may be final if no amendment to complaint can cure defect in plaintiff’s complaint). 2