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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UNPUBLISHED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. 15-7410

ROBERT S. BALLARD,

Plaintiff - Appellant,

v.

MARTA M. KALINSKI, Dr.,

Defendant - Appellee,

and

NC DEPT. OF PUBLIC SAFETY; PAULA SMITH, Dr., Director of 

Health Services,

Defendants.

Appeal from the United States District Court for the Western 

District of North Carolina, at Statesville. Frank D. Whitney,

Chief District Judge. (5:13-cv-00175-FDW)

Submitted: December 15, 2015 Decided: December 18, 2015

Before GREGORY and FLOYD, Circuit Judges, and DAVIS, Senior 

Circuit Judge.

Affirmed by unpublished per curiam opinion.

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Robert S. Ballard, Appellant Pro Se. Joseph Brandon Adams, 

Ginger Bagley Hunsucker, CRANFILL, SUMNER & HARTZOG, LLP, 

Raleigh, North Carolina, for Appellee.

Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit.

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PER CURIAM:

Robert S. Ballard appeals the district court’s order 

granting summary judgment to Appellee in his 42 U.S.C. § 1983 

(2012) action. We have reviewed the record and find no 

reversible error. Accordingly, we affirm for the reasons stated 

by the district court. Ballard v. Kalinski, No. 5:13-cv-00175-

FDW (W.D.N.C. Aug. 27, 2015). 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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