Thomas Blevins v. Danny King

• Court: Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
• Decided: August 29, 2023
• Docket: 23-6338
• Status: Unpublished

Opinion

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UNPUBLISHED

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT

No. 23-6338

THOMAS BLEVINS, a/k/a Tommy Ray Blevins,

Plaintiff - Appellant,

v.

DANNY KING, Jail Administrator; FERNIE HYMAN, Food Service Manager,

Defendants - Appellees.

Appeal from the United States District Court for the Eastern District of North Carolina, at Raleigh. James C. Dever III, District Judge. (5:22-ct-03064-D)

Submitted: August 24, 2023 Decided: August 29, 2023

Before QUATTLEBAUM and HEYTENS, Circuit Judges, and MOTZ, Senior Circuit Judge.

Affirmed by unpublished per curiam opinion.

Thomas Blevins, Appellant Pro Se. Bradley O. Wood, WOMBLE BOND DICKINSON (US) LLP, Winston-Salem, North Carolina; Steven Andrew Bader, Marshall Wall, CRANFILL SUMNER, LLP, Raleigh, North Carolina, for Appellees.

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PER CURIAM:

Thomas Blevins appeals the district court’s order granting Defendants’ motion to

dismiss Blevins’ 42 U.S.C. § 1983 action. Upon review of the record, we discern no abuse

of discretion. See Mey v. Phillips, 71 F.4th 203, 217 (4th Cir. 2023) (“A district court has

wide latitude in controlling discovery, and its rulings will not be overturned absent a

showing of clear abuse of discretion.” (cleaned up)). Accordingly, we affirm the district

court’s order. Blevins v. King, No. 5:22-ct-03064-D (E.D.N.C. Mar. 23, 2023). We deny

Blevins’ request for appointment of counsel. 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