John Rodgers Burnley v. Jeffrey W. Walburn

UNPUBLISHED
UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT
No. 26-1158
JOHN RODGERS BURNLEY,
Plaintiff - Appellant,
v.
JEFFREY W. WALBURN; ALEXANDRA M. VALENTIN; MARGARET
CUNNINGHAM, Detective, City of Richmond Police Department; DONALD
DAVENPORT, Chief of Staff, City of Richmond Police Department; UNKNOWN
NAMED UNDERCOVER POLICE OFFICERS, City of Richmond Police
Department,
Defendants - Appellees.
Appeal from the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia, at
Richmond. David J. Novak, District Judge. (3:25-cv-00210-DJN)
Submitted: April 28, 2026 Decided: May 1, 2026
Before WILKINSON and GREGORY, Circuit Judges, and TRAXLER, Senior Circuit
Judge.
Affirmed by unpublished per curiam opinion.
John Rodgers Burnley, Appellant Pro Se. Julie Smith Palmer, HARMAN CLAYTOR
CORRIGAN & WELLMAN, Glen Allen, Virginia; Shannan Marie Fitzgerald, OFFICE
OF THE CITY ATTORNEY, Richmond, Virginia, for Appellees.

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Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit.

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PER CURIAM:
John Rodgers Burnley appeals the district court’s order dismissing his civil
complaint as duplicative. We have reviewed the record and discern no reversible error.
Accordingly, we affirm the district court’s order. Burnley v. Walburn, No. 3:25-cv-00210-
DJN (E.D. Va. Feb. 4, 2026). 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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