Benedict Emesowum v. ASHLEY BUXTON, Police Officer

UNPUBLISHED
UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT
No. 22-1195
BENEDICT EMESOWUM,
Plaintiff - Appellant,
v.
ASHLEY BUXTON, Police Officer; M. KANG, Police Officer; N. MINDELL,
Police Officer; S. BUTZER, Police Officer; H. BUCHOFER, Police Officer;
ARLINGTON COUNTY,
Defendants - Appellees.
Appeal from the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia, at
Alexandria. Rossie David Alston, Jr., District Judge. (1:20-cv-00113-RDA-TCB)
Submitted: July 21, 2022 Decided: July 25, 2022
Before MOTZ, HARRIS, and RUSHING, Circuit Judges.
Affirmed by unpublished per curiam opinion.
Benedict Emesowum, Appellant Pro Se. Ryan Carson Samuel, COUNTY ATTORNEY’S
OFFICE, Arlington, Virginia, for Appellees.
Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit.

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PER CURIAM:
Benedict Emesowum appeals the district court’s order granting Defendants’ Fed. R.
Civ. P. 37(b) motion to dismiss Emesowum’s civil rights complaint for failing to comply
with the court’s discovery orders. After reviewing the record, we conclude that the district
court did not abuse its discretion in dismissing Emesowum’s action. See Attkisson v.
Holder, 925 F.3d 606, 620 (4th Cir. 2019) (stating standard of review). Accordingly, we
affirm the district court’s order. See Emesowum v. Buxton, No. 1:20-cv-00113-RDA-TCB
(E.D. Va. Sept. 30, 2021). We deny Defendants’ motion to dismiss the appeal and
Emesowum’s motion to compel the district court to issue an order on his motion to extend
time to appeal. See Fed. R. Civ. P. 58(a), (c)(2)(B). 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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