Thomas Blevins, a/k/a Tommy Ray Blevins v. DANNY KING, Jail Administrator; FERNIE HYMAN, Food Service Manager

UNPUBLISHED
UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT
No. 23-6338
THOMAS BLEVINS, a/k/a Tommy Ray Blevins,
Plaintiff - Appellant,
v.
DANNY KING, Jail Administrator; FERNIE HYMAN, Food Service Manager,
Defendants - Appellees.
Appeal from the United States District Court for the Eastern District of North Carolina, at
Raleigh. James C. Dever III, District Judge. (5:22-ct-03064-D)
Submitted: August 24, 2023 Decided: August 29, 2023
Before QUATTLEBAUM and HEYTENS, Circuit Judges, and MOTZ, Senior Circuit
Judge.
Affirmed by unpublished per curiam opinion.
Thomas Blevins, Appellant Pro Se. Bradley O. Wood, WOMBLE BOND DICKINSON
(US) LLP, Winston-Salem, North Carolina; Steven Andrew Bader, Marshall Wall,
CRANFILL SUMNER, LLP, Raleigh, North Carolina, for Appellees.
Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit.

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PER CURIAM:
Thomas Blevins appeals the district court’s order granting Defendants’ motion to
dismiss Blevins’ 42 U.S.C. § 1983 action. Upon review of the record, we discern no abuse
of discretion. See Mey v. Phillips, 71 F.4th 203, 217 (4th Cir. 2023) (“A district court has
wide latitude in controlling discovery, and its rulings will not be overturned absent a
showing of clear abuse of discretion.” (cleaned up)). Accordingly, we affirm the district
court’s order. Blevins v. King, No. 5:22-ct-03064-D (E.D.N.C. Mar. 23, 2023). We deny
Blevins’ request for appointment of counsel. 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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