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Nature of Suit Code: 550
Nature of Suit: Prisoner - Civil Rights (U.S. defendant)
Cause of Action: 

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UNPUBLISHED

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS

FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT

No. 09-8177

WILLIAM E. ALTON, III,

Plaintiff - Appellant,

v.

MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY AND CORRECTIONAL 

SERVICES, et al; KATHLEEN GREEN, Warden Eastern Corr. Inst.;

BOBBY SHEARIN, Warden Western Corr. Inst.; B. MCKENZIE, 

C.O.2; G. WILSON, C.O.2; R. A. BEEMAN, C.O.2; S. A. WILSON, 

C.O.2; S. SHAVER, C.O.; WHITESIDE, Lt.; F. WILHELM, C.O.2; 

JEFFREY KESSLER, C.O.2; J. P. MORGAN, Captain (pty), Assist 

Warden; H. B. MURPHY; BEAL, C.O.2; CARDER, C.O.S; C. 

MCKENZIE, Lt.; LT. FRIEND, et al Defendants in their 

individual and official capacities,

Defendants - Appellees.

Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of 

Maryland, at Baltimore. William M. Nickerson, Senior District 

Judge. (1:09-cv-01311-WMN)

Submitted: May 26, 2010 Decided: July 1, 2010

Before WILKINSON, MOTZ, and DAVIS, Circuit Judges.

Vacated and remanded by unpublished per curiam opinion.

William E. Alton, III, Appellant Pro Se. Stephanie Judith Lane 

Weber, OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL OF MARYLAND, Baltimore, 

Maryland, for Appellees. 

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Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit.

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PER CURIAM:

William E. Alton, III, appeals the district court’s 

order dismissing his 42 U.S.C. § 1983 (2006) complaint as 

frivolous under 28 U.S.C. § 1915(e)(2)(B) (2006). Because the 

district court failed to consider the claims raised in Alton’s 

initial complaint before dismissing the action, we vacate the 

district court’s order and remand for consideration of these 

claims in the first instance. In so doing, we express no 

opinion as to the merits of Alton’s claims. We dispense with 

oral argument because the facts and legal contentions are 

adequately presented in the materials before the court and 

argument would not aid the decisional process.

VACATED AND REMANDED

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