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Ford v. Northam

United States Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit
Sep 18, 2023
No. 23-6410 (4th Cir. Sep. 18, 2023)

Opinion

23-6410

09-18-2023

RAYMOND A. FORD, JR., Plaintiff - Appellant, v. RALPH NORTHAM, Governor of Virginia (Former); GLENN YOUNGKIN, Governor of Virginia (Present); HAROLD CLARKE, Director of the Virginia Department of Corrections (VDOC); KEMSY BOWLES, Warden of Coffeewood Correctional Center (CWCC); KIMBERLY SOUTTER, Institutional Operations Manager at CWCC; S. RUIZ, Grievance Coordinator at CWCC; GEORGE WALKER; ASHLYN HARTSOOK, Institutional Program Manager at CWCC; NICK MEYER, Chaplain at CWCC; S. MOE-WILLIS, Regional Ombudsman for the VDOC, Defendants - Appellees.

Raymond Alexander Ford, Jr., Appellant Pro Se.


UNPUBLISHED

Submitted: September 14, 2023

Appeal from the United States District Court for the Western District of Virginia, at Roanoke. Elizabeth Kay Dillon, District Judge. (7:22-cv-00122-EKD-JCH)

Raymond Alexander Ford, Jr., Appellant Pro Se.

Before WILKINSON, GREGORY, and RICHARDSON, Circuit Judges.

Affirmed by unpublished per curiam opinion.

Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit.

PER CURIAM

Raymond Alexander Ford, Jr., appeals from the magistrate judge's order denying his motion to appoint counsel and the district court's order dismissing his 42 U.S.C. § 1983 civil action. We have reviewed the record and find no reversible error. Accordingly, we affirm the orders. Ford v. Northam, No. 7:22-cv-00122-EKD-JCH (W.D. Va. Nov. 15, 2022; Mar. 31, 2023; Apr. 26, 2023). We grant Ford's motion to exceed length limitations for his informal brief, deny his motions to compel and to extend the filing time for an informal reply brief, and 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.


Summaries of

Ford v. Northam

United States Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit
Sep 18, 2023
No. 23-6410 (4th Cir. Sep. 18, 2023)
Case details for

Ford v. Northam

Case Details

Full title:RAYMOND A. FORD, JR., Plaintiff - Appellant, v. RALPH NORTHAM, Governor of…

Court:United States Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit

Date published: Sep 18, 2023

Citations

No. 23-6410 (4th Cir. Sep. 18, 2023)

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