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UNPUBLISHED

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS 

FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT 

No. 09-7094

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, 

 Plaintiff - Appellee, 

 v. 

KENNETH D. BEVERLY, 

 Defendant - Appellant. 

Appeal from the United States District Court for the Eastern 

District of Virginia, at Richmond. Henry E. Hudson, District 

Judge. (3:09-cv-00065-HEH) 

Submitted: January 26, 2010 Decided: February 16, 2010 

Before MOTZ, KING, and DUNCAN, Circuit Judges. 

Affirmed by unpublished per curiam opinion. 

Kenneth D. Beverly, Appellant Pro Se.

Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit. 

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PER CURIAM: 

 Kenneth D. Beverly appeals from the district court’s 

order dismissing without prejudice his motion for return of 

property for failure to pay the initial partial filing fee. In 

the only claim raised on appeal, Beverly asserts that his motion 

was filed pursuant to 28 U.S.C.A. § 2255 (West Supp. 2009) and, 

thus, not subject to a filing fee. A review of the record 

discloses that Beverly’s motion did not reference § 2255. 

Moreover, a motion for return of property is a civil action 

subject to a filing fee. See United States v. Garcia, 65 F.3d 

17, 18 n.2 (4th Cir. 1995); United States v. Howell, 354 F.3d 

693, 695 (7th Cir. 2004). Accordingly, we affirm the judgment 

of the district court. We deny Beverly’s motions to place the 

case in abeyance. 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. 

AFFIRMED

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