Michael David Watley v. DRAKE KOWCHECK, Correctional Officer

UNPUBLISHED
UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT
No. 25-6017
MICHAEL DAVID WATLEY,
Plaintiff - Appellant,
v.
DRAKE KOWCHECK, Correctional Officer; WILLIAM KOPPEL, Correctional
Officer; MATTHEW COX, Correctional Officer,
Defendants - Appellees.
Appeal from the United States District Court for the Northern District of West Virginia, at
Wheeling. John Preston Bailey, District Judge. (5:24-cv-00187-JPB)
Submitted: December 23, 2025 Decided: December 31, 2025
Before WILKINSON and RUSHING, Circuit Judges, and FLOYD, Senior Circuit Judge.
Affirmed by unpublished per curiam opinion.
Michael David Watley, Appellant Pro Se.
Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit.

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PER CURIAM:
Michael David Watley appeals the district court’s order accepting the
recommendation of the magistrate judge and denying relief on Watley’s complaint filed
pursuant to Bivens v. Six Unknown Named Agents of Fed. Bureau of Narcotics, 403 U.S.
388 (1971). We have reviewed the record and discern no reversible error. Accordingly,
we affirm the district court’s order. Watley v. Kowcheck, No. 5:24-cv-00187-JPB (N.D.
W. Va. Dec. 20, 2024). 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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