Richardson v. Virginia Department of Corrections

• Court: Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
• Decided: October 5, 2009
• Docket: 09-6248
• Status: Unpublished

Opinion

UNPUBLISHED

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT

No. 09-6248

GREGORY A. RICHARDSON,

Petitioner - Appellant,

v.

VIRGINIA DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS; VIRGINIA PAROLE BOARD; WARDEN OF SUSSEX I STATE PRISON,

Respondents - Appellees.

Appeal from the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia, at Richmond. Robert E. Payne, Senior District Judge. (3:07-cv-00514-REP)

Submitted: September 29, 2009 Decided: October 5, 2009

Before NIEMEYER, MICHAEL, and MOTZ, Circuit Judges.

Affirmed by unpublished per curiam opinion.

Gregory A. Richardson, Appellant Pro Se. Richard Carson Vorhis, Senior Assistant Attorney General, Richmond, Virginia, for Appellees.

Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit.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

Gregory A. Richardson appeals the district court’s

order imposing a pre-filing injunction because of his frequent

and frivolous legal actions. See Richardson v. Virginia Dep’t

of Corr., No. 3:07-cv-00514-REP (E.D. Va. Jan. 8, 2009). We

have reviewed the record and find no abuse of discretion in the

district court’s order. See In re Burnley, 988 F.2d 1, 3-4 (4th

Cir. 1992) (stating standard of review). Accordingly, we

affirm and deny as moot Richardson’s motion for bail or release

pending appeal. 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