Jonathan James Newell v. Erik A. Hooks, in his individual capacity

UNPUBLISHED
UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT
No. 24-6543
JONATHAN JAMES NEWELL,
Plaintiff - Appellant,
and
TIMOTHY FRANKLIN BALLARD, III,
Plaintiff,
v.
ERIK A. HOOKS, in his individual capacity; EDDIE M. BUFFALOE, JR., in his
official capacity,
Defendants - Appellees.
Appeal from the United States District Court for the Eastern District of North Carolina, at
Raleigh. James C. Dever III, District Judge. (5:20-ct-03062-D)
Submitted: November 19, 2024 Decided: November 22, 2024
Before QUATTLEBAUM, RUSHING, and BENJAMIN, Circuit Judges.
Affirmed by unpublished per curiam opinion.

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Jonathan James Newell, Appellant Pro Se. Sonya M. Calloway-Durham, NORTH
CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE, Raleigh, North Carolina, for Appellees.
Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit.

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PER CURIAM:
Jonathan James Newell appeals the district court’s order denying his Fed. R. Civ. P.
60(b) motion to reconsider the court’s order dismissing without prejudice his civil
complaint. We have reviewed the record and find no abuse of discretion in the district
court’s denial of Newell’s motion. See MLC Auto., LLC v. Town of S. Pines, 532 F.3d 269,
277 (4th Cir. 2008) (providing standard of review). Accordingly, we affirm the district
court’s order. Newell v. Hooks, No. 5:20-ct-03062-D (E.D.N.C. May 13, 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

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