John Merritt James v. West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals

UNPUBLISHED
UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT
No. 18-2242
JOHN MERRITT JAMES,
Plaintiff - Appellant,
v.
WEST VIRGINIA SUPREME COURT OF APPEALS,
Defendant - Appellee.
Appeal from the United States District Court for the Southern District of West Virginia,
at Charleston. Thomas E. Johnston, Chief District Judge. (2:16-cv-03926)
Submitted: April 4, 2019 Decided: April 8, 2019
Before NIEMEYER and HARRIS, Circuit Judges, and SHEDD, Senior Circuit Judge.
Affirmed by unpublished per curiam opinion.
John Merritt James, Appellant Pro Se. Billie Jo Streyle, MACCORKLE LAVENDER,
PLLC, Charleston, South Carolina, for Appellee.
Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit.

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PER CURIAM:
John Merritt James appeals the district court’s order adopting the magistrate
judge’s recommendation to dismiss his civil complaint for lack of subject matter
jurisdiction. We have reviewed the record and find no reversible error. Accordingly, we
affirm for the reasons stated by the district court. James v. West Va. Supreme Court of
Appeals, No. 2:16-cv-03926 (S.D.W. Va. Sept. 26, 2018). 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.
AFFIRMED

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