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    John Paul Smith, Sr. appealed the district court's dismissal of his 42 U.S.C. § 1983 complaint against the Commonwealth of Virginia and various correctional facilities and medical staff for failure to state a claim. The Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals reviewed the record and found no reversible error, affirming the district court's dismissal for the reasons stated in its opinion. The appellate court declined to hold oral arguments as the facts and legal issues were adequately presented in the case materials.

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    John Paul Smith, Sr. appealed the district court's dismissal of his 42 U.S.C. § 1983 complaint against the Commonwealth of Virginia and various correctional facilities and medical staff for failure to state a claim. The Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals reviewed the record and found no reversible error, affirming the district court's dismissal for the reasons stated in its opinion. The appellate court declined to hold oral arguments 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    UNPUBLISHED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. 08-6235

    JOHN PAUL SMITH, SR.,


    Plaintiff - Appellant,
    v.
    COMMONWEALTH OF VIRGINIA; VIRGINIA DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS;
    GENE M. JOHNSON, VDOC Director; FRED SCHILLING, VDOC Health
    Services Director; POWHATAN CORRECTIONAL CENTER; EDDIE L.
    PEARSON, Warden; WARDEN BAILEY; DOCTOR RODR; NURSE SPIGLE,
    Defendants - Appellees.

    Appeal from the United States District Court for the Eastern
    District of Virginia, at Norfolk. Rebecca Beach Smith, District
    Judge. (2:06-cv-00643-RBS-TEM)

    Submitted:

    July 31, 2008

    Decided:

    August 29, 2008

    Before MICHAEL, KING, and SHEDD, Circuit Judges.

    Affirmed by unpublished per curiam opinion.

    John Paul Smith, Sr., Appellant Pro Se.

    Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit.

    PER CURIAM:
    John Paul Smith, Sr., appeals the district courts order
    dismissing his 42 U.S.C. 1983 (2000) complaint for failure to
    state a claim.
    error.

    We have reviewed the record and find no reversible

    Accordingly, we affirm for the reasons stated by the

    district court. Smith v. Virginia, No. 2:06-cv-00643-RBS-TEM (E.D.


    Va. Jan. 17, 2008).
    facts

    and

    materials

    legal
    before

    We dispense with oral argument because the

    contentions
    the

    court

    are

    adequately

    and

    argument

    presented

    would

    not

    in

    the

    aid

    the

    decisional process.
    AFFIRMED

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