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Nature of Suit Code: 440
Nature of Suit: Other Civil Rights
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UNPUBLISHED

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS

FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT

No. 14-2197

MERLE T. RUTLEDGE, JR.,

Plaintiff - Appellant,

v.

OFFICER TESSIER, in his individual capacity; OFFICER PLAZA, 

in her individual capacity,

Defendants – Appellees,

and

JOHN DOE 3, supervisor of the Norfolk, Virginia Police 

Department Officer, sued in his individual and official 

capacity,

Defendant.

Appeal from the United States District Court for the Eastern 

District of Virginia, at Norfolk. Douglas E. Miller, Magistrate

Judge. (2:13-cv-00470-DEM)

Submitted: February 25, 2015 Decided: March 3, 2015

Before NIEMEYER, KING, and THACKER, Circuit Judges.

Affirmed by unpublished per curiam opinion.

Merle T. Rutledge, Jr., Appellant Pro Se. Melvin Wayne Ringer, 

CITY ATTORNEY’S OFFICE, Norfolk, Virginia, for Appellees.

Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit.

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PER CURIAM:

Merle T. Rutledge, Jr., appeals the district court’s 

order denying relief in his 42 U.S.C. § 1983 (2012) civil rights 

action. We have reviewed the record and find no reversible 

error. Accordingly, we affirm for the reasons stated by the

district court. See Rutledge v. Tessier, No. 2:13-cv-00470-DEM 

(E.D. Va. Oct. 22, 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

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