Xavia T. Goodwyn v. ROOP, Correctional Officer

UNPUBLISHED
UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT
No. 20-7364
XAVIA T. GOODWYN,
Plaintiff - Appellant,
v.
ROOP, Correctional Officer; K-9 Unit; R. ADAMS; UNKNOWN, Responding
Officer #2 Red Onion State Prison; UNKNOWN, Responding Officer #3 Red Onion
State Prison; J. ROBERTS; J. STATZER; J. W. KISER, Lieutenant, Red Onion State
Prison; SHANNON K. HAYES; S. B. FRANKLIN; JOHN MESSER; JORDAN
FLEMING; JEREL DICKENSON,
Defendants - Appellees.
Appeal from the United States District Court for the Western District of Virginia, at
Roanoke. Norman K. Moon, Senior District Judge. (7:17-cv-00271-NKM-JCH)
Submitted: January 20, 2022 Decided: July 12, 2022
Before GREGORY, Chief Judge, and NIEMEYER and HARRIS, Circuit Judges.
Affirmed by unpublished per curiam opinion.
Xavia T. Goodwyn, Appellant Pro Se.
Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit.

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PER CURIAM:
Xavia T. Goodwyn appeals the district court’s order accepting the recommendation
of the magistrate judge and granting judgment to Defendants following a bench trial on
Goodwyn’s 42 U.S.C. § 1983 excessive force claim and related claims. We have reviewed
the record and find no reversible error. Accordingly, we affirm for the reasons stated by
the district court and deny as moot Goodwyn’s motion for emergency transfer because he
has been released from prison. Goodwyn v. Roop, No. 7:17-cv-00271-NKM-JCH (W.D.
Va. Aug. 12, 2020). 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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