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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UNPUBLISHED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. 16-7647

BRANDON MICHAEL PICKENS,

Plaintiff - Appellant,

v.

KIERAN J. SHANAHAN, Secretary of the Department of Public 

Safety; W. DAVID GUICE, Chief Deputy Secretary of the

Department of Public Safety; ROBERT C. LEWIS; INA HILTON; 

SCOTLAND COUNTY; SORRELL SAUNDERS, Superintendent; N.C. 

PRISON LEGAL SERVICES; ELIZABETH ALBITSON, Staff Attorney; 

BEN FINHOLT, Staff Attorney; TIMOTHY REYNOLDS, Unit Manager,

Defendants - Appellees.

Appeal from the United States District Court for the Middle 

District of North Carolina, at Greensboro. Loretta Copeland 

Biggs, District Judge. (1:16-cv-00251-LCB-JLW)

Submitted: March 14, 2017 Decided: March 17, 2017

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

Circuit Judge.

Affirmed by unpublished per curiam opinion.

Brandon Michael Pickens, Appellant Pro Se.

Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit.

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PER CURIAM:

Brandon Michael Pickens appeals the district court’s order 

accepting the recommendation of the magistrate judge and 

dismissing his 42 U.S.C. § 1983 (2012) complaint under 28 U.S.C. 

§ 1915A(b)(1) (2012). We have reviewed the record and find no 

reversible error. Accordingly, we affirm for the reasons stated 

by the district court. See Pickens v. Shanahan, No. 1:16-cv00251-LCB-JLW (M.D.N.C. Apr. 25, 2016). 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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