Tony C. Thomas, for the Estate of Thalia Dukes v. Lawrence S. Craige

UNPUBLISHED
UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT
No. 20-1457
TONY C. THOMAS, for the Estate of Thalia Dukes,
Plaintiff - Appellant,
v.
LAWRENCE S. CRAIGE,
Defendant - Appellee.
Appeal from the United States District Court for the Eastern District of North Carolina, at
Wilmington. Louise W. Flanagan, District Judge. (7:19-cv-00181-FL)
Submitted: August 20, 2020 Decided: August 24, 2020
Before GREGORY, Chief Judge, WYNN, and QUATTLEBAUM, Circuit Judges.
Affirmed by unpublished per curiam opinion.
Tony C. Thomas, Appellant Pro Se. John Lloyd Coble, MARSHALL, WILLIAMS &
GORHAM, LLP, Wilmington, North Carolina, for Appellee.
Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit.

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PER CURIAM:
Tony C. Thomas appeals the district court’s order dismissing his 42 U.S.C. § 1983
action for failure to state a claim under Fed. R. Civ. P. 12(b)(6). We have reviewed the
record and find no reversible error. Accordingly, we affirm for the reasons stated by the
district court. Thomas v. Craige, No. 7:19-cv-00181-FL (E.D.N.C. Apr. 7, 2020). We
deny as unnecessary Thomas’ motion for a certificate of appealability. 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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