Michael McCloud v. Cristella Rice; Newport News Redevelopment & Housing Authority

UNPUBLISHED
UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT
No. 23-1004
MICHAEL MCCLOUD,
Plaintiff - Appellant,
v.
CRISTELLA RICE; NEWPORT NEWS REDEVELOPMENT & HOUSING
AUTHORITY,
Defendants - Appellees,
and
MARCIA L. FUDGE, Secretary of HUD; KELLY BRUNSON; STUART
GARDENS ASSOCIATES LIMITED PARTNERSHIP,
Defendants.
Appeal from the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia, at
Newport News. Mark S. Davis, Chief District Judge. (4:20-cv-00004-MSD-RJK)
Submitted: September 28, 2023 Decided: October 4, 2023
Before NIEMEYER, THACKER, and RUSHING, Circuit Judges.
Affirmed by unpublished per curiam opinion.

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Michael McCloud, Appellant Pro Se. Matthew D. Meadows, JONES, BLECHMAN,
WOLTZ & KELLY, PC, Newport News, Virginia, for Appellees.
Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit.

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PER CURIAM:
Michael McCloud appeals the district court’s order granting summary judgment to
Defendants in McCloud’s 42 U.S.C. § 1983 action. We have reviewed the record and find
no reversible error. Specifically, we conclude that McCloud failed to demonstrate that
Defendants violated his due process rights as a matter of law because he had no
constitutionally protected property or liberty interest in his application for a Section 8
housing voucher. See, e.g., Phelps v. Hous. Auth. of Woodruff, 742 F.2d 816, 822-23 (4th
Cir. 1984). Defendants were therefore entitled to summary judgment on McCloud’s
claims. Accordingly, we affirm the district court’s order. 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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