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25-1342•Kathy Stratton v. City of Kannapolis
25-1342Court of Appeals for the Fourth CircuitAug 25, 2025
UNPUBLISHED
UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT
No. 25-1342
KATHY STRATTON,
Plaintiff - Appellant,
v.
CITY OF KANNAPOLIS; J. M. LIVENGOOD, Kannapolis Police Officer; M. T.
HOEHMAN, Kannapolis Police Officer; TYRONE WADE, Mecklenburg County
Attorney; MARTY PRUNTY, MCDSS Guardianship Social Worker; MCDSS
EMPLOYEE #3; MCDSS EMPLOYEE #4; MCDSS EMPLOYEE #5; NC STATE
ACTOR #1; NC ACTOR #2,
Defendants - Appellees.
Appeal from the United States District Court for the Middle District of North Carolina, at
Greensboro. Catherine C. Eagles, Chief District Judge. (1:23-cv-00095-CCE-JEP)
Submitted: August 21, 2025 Decided: August 25, 2025
Before WILKINSON, HARRIS, and RICHARDSON, Circuit Judges.
Affirmed by unpublished per curiam opinion.
Kathy Stratton, Appellant Pro Se. Steven Andrew Bader, Raleigh, North Carolina, John
Wright, CRANFILL SUMNER, LLP, Charlotte, North Carolina, for Kannapolis
Appellees. Richard Rainey, WOMBLE BOND DICKINSON (US) LLP, Charlotte, North
Carolina, for Appellees Wade and Prunty.
Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit.
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PER CURIAM:
Kathy Stratton appeals the district court’s orders accepting the recommendations of
the magistrate judge and denying relief on her 42 U.S.C. § 1983 complaint. We have
reviewed the record and find no reversible error. Accordingly, we affirm the district court’s
judgment. Stratton v. City of Kannapolis, No. 1:23-cv-00095-CCE-JEP (M.D.N.C. Mar.
24, 2025). 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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