Reverend Dr. Samuel T. Whatley v. Elmore County Probate Office; John Thornton

UNPUBLISHED
UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT
No. 24-1005
REVEREND DR. SAMUEL T. WHATLEY,
Plaintiff - Appellant,
v.
ELMORE COUNTY PROBATE OFFICE; JOHN THORNTON,
Defendants - Appellees.
Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of South Carolina, at
Charleston. Sherri A. Lydon, District Judge. (2:23-cv-00800-SAL)
Submitted: March 12, 2024 Decided: March 15, 2024
Before GREGORY, RICHARDSON, and BENJAMIN, Circuit Judges.
Affirmed by unpublished per curiam opinion.
Samuel T. Whatley, Appellant Pro Se.
Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit.

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PER CURIAM:
Reverend Dr. Samuel T. Whatley appeals the district court’s order accepting the
recommendation of the magistrate judge and dismissing without prejudice∗ Whatley’s civil
action, which summarily alleged that a fraudulent property deed was recorded in 2023. We
have reviewed the record and find no reversible error. Accordingly, we affirm the district
court’s judgment. Whatley v. Elmore Cnty. Prob. Off., No. 2:23-cv-00800-SAL (D.S.C.
Dec. 13, 2023). 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
∗ The district court’s dismissal without prejudice is a final order because the court
dismissed the complaint “without granting leave to amend.” Britt v. DeJoy, 45 F.4th 790,
791 (4th Cir. 2022) (en banc) (order).

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