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DALTON v. WEST VIRGINIA DIVISION CORR., 363 Fed.Appx. 236 (4th Cir. 2010)

1Starr DALTON, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. WEST VIRGINIA DIVISION OF CORRECTIONS; David Ballard, Warden; Jim Rubenstein; Brian Greenwood; Adam Cayton, Correctional Officer II; Nate kendrick, Corporal; Curtis Dixon, Sergeant, Defendants-Appellees.

No. 09-7693.United States Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit.Submitted: January 19, 2010.
Decided: January 27, 2010.

[EDITOR’S NOTE: This case is unpublished as indicated by the issuing court.]

Appeal from the United States District Court for the Southern District of West Virginia, at Charleston. Joseph R. Goodwin, Chief District Judge. (2:08-cv-01153).

1Starr Dalton, Appellant Pro Se. Christopher James Sears, Shuman, McCuskey Sheer, PLLC, Charleston, West Virginia, for Appellees.

Before NIEMEYER, KING, and DAVIS, Circuit Judges.

Affirmed as modified by unpublished PER CURIAM opinion.

Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit.

PER CURIAM:

1Starr Dalton appeals the district court’s order accepting the recommendation of the magistrate judge and denying relief on his 42 U.S.C. § 1983 (2006) complaint. We have reviewed the record and find no reversible error. Accordingly, we modify the dismissal of the action to be

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without prejudice and affirm for the reasons stated by the district court. Dalton v. W. VA. Div. of Corr., No. 2:08-cv-01153, 2009 WL 2707407 (S.D.W.Va. Aug. 25, 2009). 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 AS MODIFIED.

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