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Holloman v. Brown

Citation: 332 F. App'x 887Docket: No. 09-6510

Court: Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit; September 24, 2009; Federal Appellate Court

Narrative Opinion Summary

Lennell Holloman's appeal of the district court’s dismissal of his 42 U.S.C. § 1983 complaint has been dismissed as frivolous by a PER CURIAM opinion. The district court's dismissal, which occurred under 28 U.S.C. § 1915A(b), is affirmed without binding precedent due to the unpublished nature of the opinion. The court determined that oral argument was unnecessary as the facts and legal issues were sufficiently presented in the submitted materials. The original case, Holloman v. Brown, was filed in the Eastern District of Virginia on January 21, 2009.

Legal Issues Addressed

Affirmation of Unpublished Opinions

Application: The appellate court upheld the district court’s decision without creating binding precedent due to the unpublished nature of the opinion.

Reasoning: The district court's dismissal, which occurred under 28 U.S.C. § 1915A(b), is affirmed without binding precedent due to the unpublished nature of the opinion.

Dismissal of Frivolous Complaints under 28 U.S.C. § 1915A(b)

Application: The court affirmed the district court’s dismissal of Lennell Holloman's 42 U.S.C. § 1983 complaint as frivolous under 28 U.S.C. § 1915A(b).

Reasoning: Lennell Holloman's appeal of the district court’s dismissal of his 42 U.S.C. § 1983 complaint has been dismissed as frivolous by a PER CURIAM opinion.

Waiver of Oral Argument

Application: The court decided that oral argument was unnecessary as the facts and legal issues were adequately presented in the materials submitted for review.

Reasoning: The court determined that oral argument was unnecessary as the facts and legal issues were sufficiently presented in the submitted materials.