Reniel Adrian Meyler v. Mayor and City Council of Ocean City; Corporal Matthew Foreman; Police Officer Norris

UNPUBLISHED
UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT
No. 24-1622
RENIEL ADRIAN MEYLER,
Plaintiff - Appellant,
v.
MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL OF OCEAN CITY; CORPORAL MATTHEW
FOREMAN; POLICE OFFICER NORRIS,
Defendants - Appellees.
Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of Maryland, at Baltimore.
James K. Bredar, Senior District Judge. (1:23-cv-00082-JKB)
Submitted: August 29, 2025 Decided: November 20, 2025
Amended: November 21, 2025
Before AGEE, HARRIS, and RUSHING, Circuit Judges.
Affirmed by unpublished per curiam opinion.
ON BRIEF: Fatai A. Suleman, FAS LAW FIRM, LLC, Greenbelt, Maryland, for
Appellant. Bruce F. Bright, AYRES, JENKINS, GORDY, & ALMAND, P.A., Ocean
City, Maryland, for Appellees.
Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit.

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PER CURIAM:
Reniel Adrien Meyler appeals the district court’s order granting summary judgment
to Appellees on Meyler’s 42 U.S.C. § 1983 and state law tort claims and dismissing without
prejudice, after declining to exercise jurisdiction over, the remaining state law claim under
the Maryland Declaration of Rights. On appeal, Meyler challenges the grant of summary
judgment to Appellees on his claims. We review de novo a district court’s grant of
summary judgment, “viewing all facts and reasonable inferences in the light most favorable
to the nonmoving party.” Ballengee v. CBS Broad., Inc., 968 F.3d 344, 349 (4th Cir. 2020).
Summary judgment is appropriate “if the movant shows that there is no genuine dispute as
to any material fact and the movant is entitled to judgment as a matter of law.” Fed. R.
Civ. P. 56(a). “A fact is material if it might affect the outcome of the suit under the
governing law, and a genuine dispute exists if the evidence is such that a reasonable jury
could return a verdict for the nonmoving party.” Aleman v. City of Charlotte, 80 F.4th 264,
283 (4th Cir. 2023) (citation modified). Conversely, “[w]hen a party fails to establish the
existence of an element essential to that party’s case, there is no genuine issue of material
fact.” Perkins v. Int’l Paper Co., 936 F.3d 196, 205 (4th Cir. 2019).
We have reviewed the parties’ briefs and the record on appeal and find no reversible
error. Accordingly, we affirm the district court’s order. Meyler v. Mayor and City Council
of Ocean City, No. 1:23-cv-00082-JKB (D. Md. June 5, 2024).

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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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