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UNPUBLISHED

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS

FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT

No. 09-2081

MARIE THERESE ASSA’AD-FALTAS, MD, MPH, for herself and 

those similarly situated,

Plaintiff – Appellant,

v.

THE SOUTH CAROLINA SUPREME COURT, solely in its legislative 

capacity; and solely for injunctive relief; CHARLES AUSTIN, 

in his official capacity as City Manager for the City of 

Columbia [“the City” or “Columbia”]; ROBERT C. COBLE, in his 

official capacity as Mayor for the City of Columbia, SC; 

OFFICER SELLERS, in his official capacity as a police 

officer for Columbia; OFFICER GORDON, in his official 

capacity as a police officer for Columbia; OFFICER DIETZ, in 

his official capacity as a police officer for Columbia; 

OFFICER BEDDINGFIELD, in his official capacity as a police 

officer for Columbia; OFFICER ANDERSON, in his official 

capacity as a police officer for Columbia; GWENDOLYN BOUIE, 

in her official capacity as Assistant Attorney for the City; 

CHRISTA BELL, in her official capacity as Assistant Attorney 

for the City; OVERTURE WALKER, in his official capacity as 

Assistant Attorney for the City; TAMEKA ISAACS DEVINE, in 

her official capacity as member of City Council for the City 

of Columbia, SC and the other Council members in that 

capacity; JAMES MEGGS, in his official capacity as City 

Attorney for the City; KENNETH GAINES, in his official 

capacity as City Attorney for the City; DANA M. THYE, 

individually and officially as Assistant Attorney for the 

City; ROBERT G. COOPER, individually and officially as 

Assistant Attorney for the City; UNKNOWN NAMED AGENTS FOR 

THE CITY, in their respective official capacities,

Defendants – Appellees.

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Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of 

South Carolina, at Columbia. Terry L. Wooten, District Judge. 

(3:09-cv-00507-TLW)

Submitted: July 26, 2010 Decided: August 13, 2010

Before MOTZ and KING, Circuit Judges, and HAMILTON, Senior 

Circuit Judge.

Affirmed by unpublished per curiam opinion.

Marie Therese Assa’ad-Faltas, Appellant Pro Se. 

Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit.

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PER CURIAM:

Marie Therese Assa’ad-Faltas, M.D., M.P.H., appeals 

the district court’s order adopting the magistrate judge’s 

recommendation to summarily dismiss her complaint, pursuant to

28 U.S.C. § 1915 (2006), as well as its order denying her Fed. 

R. Civ. P. 59(e) motion. We have reviewed the record and find 

no reversible error. Accordingly, we deny Assa’ad-Faltas’s 

motions for appointment of counsel and to place the appeal in 

abeyance and affirm the district court’s orders. See Assa’adFaltas v. South Carolina Supreme Court, No. 3:09-cv-00507-TLW 

(D.S.C. filed July 22, 2009, entered July 23, 2009; Aug. 24, 

2009). We dispense with oral argument because the facts and 

legal contentions are adequately presented in the materials 

before the court and argument would not aid the decisional 

process.

AFFIRMED

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