Vernell Williams v. DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY, Agency

UNPUBLISHED
UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT
No. 22-2001
VERNELL WILLIAMS,
Plaintiff - Appellant,
v.
DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY, Agency; RENEE STRAUGHN, Army Official
Capacity; LISA SHOLAR, Army Official Capacity; CHRISTINE WORMUTH,
Defendants - Appellees.
Appeal from the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia, at
Richmond. David J. Novak, District Judge. (3:20-cv-00281-DJN)
Submitted: March 16, 2023 Decided: March 20, 2023
Before WILKINSON, AGEE, and HARRIS, Circuit Judges.
Affirmed by unpublished per curiam opinion.
Vernell Williams, Appellant Pro Se. Jonathan Holland Hambrick, Assistant United States
Attorney, OFFICE OF THE UNITED STATES ATTORNEY, Richmond, Virginia, for
Appellees.
Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit.

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PER CURIAM:
Vernell Williams appeals the district court’s order dismissing his second amended
complaint with prejudice for failure to comply with a court order, pursuant to Fed. R. Civ.
P. 41(b). We review a district court’s dismissal under Rule 41(b) for abuse of discretion.
Simpson v. Welch, 900 F.2d 33, 35-36 (4th Cir. 1990). Upon review, we discern no abuse
of discretion by the district court. Accordingly, we affirm for the reasons stated by the
district court in its Rule 41(b) analysis. Williams v. Dep’t of the Army, No. 3:20-cv-00281-
DJN (E.D. Va. Aug. 22, 2022). 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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