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    The United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit affirmed the district court's dismissal of Melvin Dodson's 42 U.S.C. § 1983 complaint for failure to state a claim. The district court had dismissed the complaint under 28 U.S.C. § 1915A(b)(1). The Court of Appeals reviewed the record and found no reversible error in the district court's reasoning for dismissing the complaint. The Court dispensed with oral argument as the facts and legal issues were adequately presented in the case materials.

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    Filed: 2005-10-21 Precedential Status: Non-Precedential Docket: 05-6906

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    The United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit affirmed the district court's dismissal of Melvin Dodson's 42 U.S.C. § 1983 complaint for failure to state a claim. The district court had dismissed the complaint under 28 U.S.C. § 1915A(b)(1). The Court of Appeals reviewed the record and found no reversible error in the district court's reasoning for dismissing the complaint. The Court dispensed with oral argument as the facts and legal issues were adequately presented in the case materials.

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    UNPUBLISHED

    UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS


    FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT

    No. 05-6906

    MELVIN LEE DODSON,


    Plaintiff - Appellant,
    versus
    C. E. DAVIS, Warden; W. KING, Correctional
    Officer; OFFICER BOYD, Correctional Officer,
    Defendants - Appellees.

    Appeal from the United States District Court for the Eastern
    District of Virginia, at Norfolk. Walter D. Kelley, Jr., District
    Judge. (CA-05-256-2)

    Submitted:

    October 18, 2005

    Decided:

    October 21, 2005

    Before WIDENER, MICHAEL, and DUNCAN, Circuit Judges.

    Affirmed by unpublished per curiam opinion.

    Melvin Lee Dodson, Appellant Pro Se.

    Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit.


    See Local Rule 36(c).

    PER CURIAM:
    Melvin L. Dodson appeals the district courts order
    dismissing his 42 U.S.C. 1983 (2000) complaint pursuant to 28
    U.S.C. 1915A(b)(1) (2000) for failure to state a claim.

    We have

    reviewed the record and find no reversible error.

    Accordingly, we

    affirm on the reasoning of the district court.

    See Dodson v.

    Davis, No. CA-05-256-2 (E.D. Va. May 12, 2005).

    We dispense with

    oral

    contentions

    argument

    because

    the

    facts

    and

    legal

    are

    adequately presented in the materials before the court and argument


    would not aid the decisional process.
    AFFIRMED

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