Richard Leo Williams v. Commonwealth of Virginia

UNPUBLISHED
UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT
No. 24-6075
RICHARD LEO WILLIAMS,
Petitioner - Appellant,
v.
COMMONWEALTH OF VIRGINIA,
Respondent - Appellee.
Appeal from the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia, at
Alexandria. Claude M. Hilton, Senior District Judge. (1:23-cv-00232-CMH-JFA)
Submitted: April 11, 2024 Decided: April 16, 2024
Before AGEE and QUATTLEBAUM, Circuit Judges, and FLOYD, Senior Circuit Judge.
Dismissed by unpublished per curiam opinion.
Richard Leo Williams, Appellant Pro Se.
Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit.

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PER CURIAM:
Richard Leo Williams seeks to appeal a vacated order that the district court entered
in error. A vacated order is “a nullity” from which “no appeal . . . can be taken.” Nautilus
Ins. Co. v. Winchester Homes, Inc., 15 F.3d 371, 380 (4th Cir. 1994), abrogated in part on
other grounds by Wilton v. Seven Falls Co., 515 U.S. 277 (1995). Accordingly, we dismiss
the appeal. 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.
DISMISSED

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