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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UNPUBLISHED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. 14-7614

MINYARD CASS DAVIS,

Plaintiff - Appellant,

v.

DAVID SIMONS; T. D. HATCHETT; I. SAWYERS; M. FOLTZ; F. 

COPELAND; LEROY SUTTON,

Defendants - Appellees.

Appeal from the United States District Court for the Eastern 

District of Virginia, at Norfolk. Raymond A. Jackson, District 

Judge. (2:14-cv-00069-RAJ-DEM)

Submitted: February 12, 2015 Decided: February 19, 2015

Before MOTZ, WYNN, and FLOYD, Circuit Judges.

Affirmed by unpublished per curiam opinion.

Minyard Cass Davis, Appellant Pro Se. Jeff W. Rosen, PENDER & 

COWARD, PC, Virginia Beach, Virginia, for Appellees.

Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit.

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PER CURIAM:

Minyard Cass Davis appeals the district court’s order 

denying relief on his 42 U.S.C. § 1983 (2012) complaint. We 

have reviewed the record and find no reversible error. 

Accordingly, we affirm for the reasons stated by the district 

court.* Davis v. Simons, No. 2:14-cv-00069-RAJ-DEM (E.D. Va. 

Oct. 1, 2014). 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

 * Davis also claims the district court erred by not granting 

a preliminary injunction against Defendant prison officials. 

Because we affirm the district court’s decision on the merits in 

this respect, we conclude that the appeal from the effective 

denial of preliminary relief is moot. See Univ. of Tex. v. 

Camenisch, 451 U.S. 390, 395 (1981); Dex Media West Inc. v. City 

of Seattle, 696 F.3d 952, 956 n.1 (9th Cir. 2012); Cedar Coal 

Co. v. United Mine Workers, 560 F.2d 1153, 1161-62 (4th Cir. 

1977).

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