Smith v. Ketchem

• Court: Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
• Decided: September 4, 2002
• Docket: 02-1335
• Status: Unpublished

Opinion

UNPUBLISHED

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT

No. 02-1335

THOMAS E. SMITH,

Plaintiff - Appellant,

versus

RICHARD KETCHEM, Sheriff; DANIEL MCCARTHY, Judge; TODD RIGGLEMAN; MONONGAHELA POWER COMPANY, d/b/a Allegheny Power Company; PAMELA JO SWIGER,

Defendants - Appellees.

Appeal from the United States District Court for the Northern District of West Virginia, at Clarksburg. Irene M. Keeley, Chief District Judge. (CA-01-176-1)

Submitted: August 29, 2002 Decided: September 4, 2002

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

Affirmed by unpublished per curiam opinion.

Thomas E. Smith, Appellant Pro Se. David Clayton Hook, HOOK & HOOK, Waynesburg, Pennsylvania; Michael Kozakewich, Jr., STEPTOE & JOHNSON, Clarksburg, West Virginia; Jeffrey Alan Kimble, ROBINSON & MCELWEE, Clarksburg, West Virginia, for Appellees; Pamela Jo Swiger, Appellee. Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit. See Local Rule 36(c).

PER CURIAM:

Thomas E. Smith appeals the district court’s order denying

relief on his 42 U.S.C.A. § 1983 (West Supp. 2001) complaint. 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 Smith v. Ketchem, No. CA-01-176-1 (N.D.W.

Va. Mar. 20, 2002). 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