Karl Linard Malloy v. Kristin E. Schelin; Mark A. Watson

UNPUBLISHED
UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT
No. 24-2272
KARL LINARD MALLOY,
Debtor - Appellant,
v.
KRISTIN E. SCHELIN; MARK A. WATSON,
Creditors - Appellees.
Appeal from the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia, at
Richmond. M. Hannah Lauck, District Judge. (3:24-cv-00170-MHL)
Submitted: November 25, 2025 Decided: December 1, 2025
Before WYNN and RICHARDSON, Circuit Judges, and KEENAN, Senior Circuit Judge.
Affirmed by unpublished per curiam opinion.
Karl Linard Malloy, Appellant Pro Se. Christopher Lawrence Perkins, ECKERT
SEAMANS CHERIN & MELLOTT, LLC, Richmond, Virginia, for Appellees.
Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit.

-- 1 of 2 --

2
PER CURIAM:
Karl Linard Malloy appeals the district court’s order dismissing as moot his appeal
from the bankruptcy court’s order denying his motion for a protective order requiring
waivers and an indemnity agreement prior to the scheduled property inspections. The
district court dismissed the appeal as moot because the inspections had occurred and
therefore it “[wa]s without the power to afford effective relief.” Cent. States, Se. & Sw.
Areas Pension Fund v. Cent. Transp., Inc., 841 F.2d 92, 96 (4th Cir. 1988). We have
reviewed the record and find no reversible error. Accordingly, we affirm the district court’s
order. Malloy v. Schelin, No. 3:24-cv-00170-MHL (E.D. Va. Nov. 21, 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

-- 2 of 2 --