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UNPUBLISHED

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS

FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT

No. 15-2536

TINA M. GRACE; LARRY GRACE,

Plaintiffs – Appellants,

v.

C. MICHAEL SPARKS; MICHAEL THORNSBURY,

Defendants – Appellees,

and

JAY LOCKARD, individually and in their (former) official 

capacity; THE WEST VIRGINIA SUPREME COURT OF APPEALS; 

STEVEN D. CANTERBURY, its administrator; THE MINGO COUNTY 

COMMISSION, together with its present (and former) 

commissioner(s) and in their (his) official capacity; GREG 

SMITH; JOHN MARK HUBBARD; DIANE HANNAH; DAVID L. BAISDEN; 

MINGO COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION,

Defendants.

Appeal from the United States District Court for the Southern 

District of West Virginia, at Charleston. John T. Copenhaver, 

Jr., District Judge. (2:15-cv-01505)

Submitted: August 31, 2016 Decided: September 9, 2016

Before GREGORY, Chief Judge, and WILKINSON and DUNCAN, Circuit 

Judges.

Affirmed by unpublished per curiam opinion.

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Richard A. Robb, South Charleston, West Virginia, for 

Appellants. Philip B. Sword, William R. Slicer, Michael D. 

Dunham, SHUMAN, MCCUSKEY & SLICER, PLLC, Charleston, West 

Virginia; Gary E. Pullin, Emily L. Lilly, PULLIN, FOWLER, 

FLANAGAN, BROWN & POE, PLLC, Charleston, West Virginia, for 

Appellees.

Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit.

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PER CURIAM:

Appellants Tina and Larry Grace appeal the district court’s 

order denying relief on their 42 U.S.C. § 1983 (2012) complaint. 

Specifically, the Graces challenge the district court’s 

dismissal of the claims against appellees C. Michael Sparks and 

Michael Thornsbury. We have reviewed the record and find no 

reversible error. Accordingly, we affirm for the reasons stated 

by the district court. Grace v. Sparks, No. 2:15-cv-01505 (S.D.

W. Va. Nov. 19, 2015 & July 25, 2016); see Stump v. Sparkman, 

435 U.S. 349, 356-57 (1978); Imbler v. Pachtman, 424 U.S. 409, 

430-31 (1976). 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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