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Nature of Suit Code: 320
Nature of Suit: Assault, Libel, and Slander
Cause of Action: 

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UNPUBLISHED

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS

FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT

No. 16-1785

CARL THURSTON WASHINGTON, JR.,

Plaintiff - Appellant,

v.

NATIONAL RECONNAISSANCE OFFICE (NRO); FEDERAL BUREAU OF 

INVESTIGATION; BERKELEY COUNTY, WV; CITY OF MARTINSBURG, WV; 

BLACKWELL REALTY; POTOMAC HOUSING REALTY; CHRISTOPHER CODY, 

908 Florida Avenue Martinsburg WV 25402 Property Owner; 

MICHELLE CODY, 908 Florida Avenue Martinsburg WV 25402 

Property Owner; HAINES AGENCY; UNKNOWN NAMED AGENTS OF THE 

UNITED STATES FEDERAL GOVERNMENT,

Defendants - Appellees,

and

DEPARTMENT OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE SERVICES (DCJS); UNITED 

STATES POSTAL SERVICES; DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE OFFICE OF THE 

INSPECTOR GENERAL; CIA OFFICE OF THE INSPECTOR GENERAL; FBI 

CRIMINAL JUSTICE SERVICES; UNIVERSAL SERVICES OF AMERICA; 

SHULTZ REALTY; JC SMITH LLC,

Defendants.

Appeal from the United States District Court for the Northern 

District of West Virginia, at Martinsburg. John Preston Bailey, 

District Judge. (3:16-cv-00022-JPB-RWT)

Submitted: September 29, 2016 Decided: October 3, 2016

Before SHEDD, KEENAN, and HARRIS, Circuit Judges.

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Affirmed by unpublished per curiam opinion.

Carl Thurston Washington, Jr., Appellant Pro Se. Erin K. 

Reisenweber, Assistant United States Attorney; Matthew Robert 

Whitler, PULLIN, FOWLER, FLANAGAN, BROWN & POE, PLLC; Floyd 

McKinley Sayre, III, BOWLES RICE, LLP; Kenneth Joseph Barton, 

Jr., Kelsey L. Swaim, Eric Jett Hulett, STEPTOE & JOHNSON, LLP, 

Martinsburg, West Virginia, for Appellees.

Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit.

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PER CURIAM:

Carl Thurston Washington, Jr., appeals the district court’s 

order denying relief on his complaint alleging defamation, 

assault, fraud, property damage, and violations of his civil 

rights, among other claims. We have reviewed the record and 

find no reversible error. Accordingly, we affirm for the 

reasons stated by the district court. Washington v. Nat’l 

Reconnaissance Office, No. 3:16-cv-00022-JPB-RWT (N.D. W. Va. 

June 27, 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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