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Purisima v. Cnty. of Arlington Va.

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT
Sep 28, 2020
No. 20-1111 (4th Cir. Sep. 28, 2020)

Opinion

No. 20-1111

09-28-2020

ANTON PURISIMA, Plaintiff - Appellant, and UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, "The USA"; DOES 1 - 100, Collectively "Plaintiffs", Plaintiffs, v. COUNTY OF ARLINGTON VIRGINIA, "Collectively Defendants"; HUDSON COUNTY, NEW JERSEY, "Collectively Defendants"; CITY OF NEW YORK, "City", "Collectively Defendants"; NEW YORK COUNTY REGISTRAR, "Collectively Defendants"; DEMOCRATIC PARTY, "Democrats," "Democrat," Political Party, "Collectively Defendants"; DOES 1-5000, "Collectively Defendants"; ADAM B. SCHIFF, "28 for CA", "Collectively Defendants"; NANCY PELOSI, "12 for CA", "Collectively Defendants"; 42 DEMOCRATIC PARTY CONGRESS MEMBERS AS OF 2019, "Collectively Defendants"; MARK R. WARNER; BOB MENENDEZ, "Collectively Defendants"; CORY BOOKER, "Collectively Defendants"; DIANNE FEINSTEIN, "Collectively Defendants"; KAMALA D. HARRIS, Democratic; CHUCK SCHUMER, "Collectively Defendants"; KIRSTEN GILLIBRAND, "Collectively Defendants", Democratic; FOURTEEN (14) U.S. SENATORS OF DEMOCRATIC PARTY AS OF 2019, "Collectively Defendants," Defendants - Appellees.

Anton Purisima, Appellant Pro Se.


UNPUBLISHED

Appeal from the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia, at Alexandria. Liam O'Grady, Senior District Judge. (1:20-cv-00065-LO-JFA) Before HARRIS and RICHARDSON, Circuit Judges, and TRAXLER, Senior Circuit Judge. Affirmed by unpublished per curiam opinion. Anton Purisima, Appellant Pro Se. Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit. PER CURIAM:

Anton Purisima appeals the district court's orders dismissing his amended civil complaint for failure to state a claim, see 28 U.S.C. § 1915(e)(2)(B)(ii), and denying his motions for reconsideration. We have reviewed the record and find no reversible error. Accordingly, we affirm for the reasons stated by the district court. Purisima v. Cnty. of Arlington Va., No. 1:20-cv-00065-LO-JFA (E.D. Va. filed Jan. 24, 2020 & entered Jan. 27, 2020; filed & entered Feb. 5, 2020; filed & entered Mar. 4, 2020). 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.

Although Purisima did not file a separate notice of appeal from the court's March 4, 2020, order denying his second motion for reconsideration, we conclude that we have jurisdiction to review that order. See Fed. R. App. P. 4(a)(1)(B), (2), (4), (7)(A)(ii); Smith v. Barry, 502 U.S. 244, 248-49 (1992) (holding that informal brief may act as functional equivalent of notice of appeal); United States v. Little, 392 F.3d 671, 680 (4th Cir. 2004) (discussing separate document rule).

AFFIRMED


Summaries of

Purisima v. Cnty. of Arlington Va.

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT
Sep 28, 2020
No. 20-1111 (4th Cir. Sep. 28, 2020)
Case details for

Purisima v. Cnty. of Arlington Va.

Case Details

Full title:ANTON PURISIMA, Plaintiff - Appellant, and UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, "The…

Court:UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT

Date published: Sep 28, 2020

Citations

No. 20-1111 (4th Cir. Sep. 28, 2020)