Deonta Jerome Hicks v. ERIC MILLER, Unit Manager

UNPUBLISHED
UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT
No. 25-6125
DEONTA JEROME HICKS,
Plaintiff - Appellant,
v.
ERIC MILLER, Unit Manager,
Defendant - Appellee
and
RICK WHITE, Warden, Red Onion State Prison; CLARKE, Safety Officer, Red
Onion State Prison; KEITH ALMARODE, Food Service Supervisor, Red Onion
State Prison; STACY DAY, Unit Manager,
Defendants.
Appeal from the United States District Court for the Western District of Virginia, at
Roanoke. Pamela Meade Sargent, Magistrate Judge. (7:22-cv-00235-PMS)
Submitted: July 29, 2025 Decided: August 1, 2025
Before KING, WYNN, and BERNER, Circuit Judges.
Affirmed by unpublished per curiam opinion.

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Deonta Jerome Hicks, Appellant Pro Se.
Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit.

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PER CURIAM:
Deonta Jerome Hicks appeals the civil judgment entered following a jury trial before
the magistrate judge1 on the remaining claim in Hicks’ amended 42 U.S.C. § 1983
complaint, as well as the magistrate judge’s earlier order granting Defendants partial
summary judgment.2 We have reviewed the record in conjunction with the issues raised
on appeal and find no reversible error. Accordingly, we affirm the appealed-from judgment
and the prior order granting, in part, Defendants’ motion for summary judgment. See Hicks
v. Miller, No. 7:22-cv-00235-PMS (W.D. Va. Oct. 16, 2024 & Jan. 28, 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
1 Despite Hicks’ claim to the contrary on appeal, the record shows that the parties
consented to the jurisdiction of the magistrate judge under 28 U.S.C. § 636(c).
2 We deny Hicks’ motion for the appointment of counsel on appeal.

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