Richard D. Moise v. STATE OF MARYLAND; LARRY HOGAN, Governor

UNPUBLISHED
UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT
No. 21-6879
RICHARD D. MOISE,
Plaintiff - Appellant,
v.
STATE OF MARYLAND; LARRY HOGAN, Governor,
Defendants - Appellees.
Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of Maryland, at Baltimore.
Richard D. Bennett, Senior District Judge. (1:20-cv-03330-RDB)
Submitted: September 9, 2021 Decided: September 14, 2021
Before MOTZ, KING, and WYNN, Circuit Judges.
Affirmed by unpublished per curiam opinion.
Richard D. Moise, Appellant Pro Se.
Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit.

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PER CURIAM:
Richard D. Moise, a Maryland inmate, appeals the district court’s orders dismissing
his 42 U.S.C. § 1983 action under 28 U.S.C. § 1915(e)(2)(B) and denying his motion to
amend the judgment. In his complaint, Moise asserted an access-to-courts claim based on
a state postconviction court’s decision that required Moise to litigate his postconviction
claims through counsel. Because the Sixth Amendment right to self-representation does
not extend beyond a defendant’s criminal trial, Martinez v. Ct. of Appeal of Cal., 528 U.S.
152, 160, 163 (2000), we agree that dismissal was warranted. Accordingly, we affirm the
district court’s judgment. 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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