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Parties Involved:
Calhoun
Appellee
Clements
Appellee
D. Goode
Appellee
Hightower
Appellee
Langford
Appellee
Norman Ruffin
Appellant

Document Text:

UNPUBLISHED

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS

FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT

No. 16-7275

NORMAN RUFFIN,

Plaintiff – Appellant,

v.

(FIRST NAME UNKNOWN) MEDICAL DOCTOR CALHOUN, LVCC; (FIRST 

NAME UNKNOWN) MEDICAL DOCTOR CLEMENTS, LVCC; (FIRST NAME 

UNKNOWN) MEDICAL DOCTOR LANGFORD, LVCC; (FIRST NAME 

UNKNOWN) MEDICAL NURSE HIGHTOWER, LVCC; (FIRST NAME 

UNKNOWN) MEDICAL DIRECTOR D. GOODE, LVCC,

Defendants - Appellees.

Appeal from the United States District Court for the Eastern 

District of Virginia, at Norfolk. Robert G. Doumar, Senior

District Judge. (2:16-cv-00403-RGD-RJK)

Submitted: February 14, 2017 Decided: February 23, 2017

Before NIEMEYER, DUNCAN, and DIAZ, Circuit Judges.

Affirmed by unpublished per curiam opinion.

Norman Ruffin, Appellant Pro Se.

Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit.

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PER CURIAM:

Norman Ruffin appeals the district court’s order dismissing 

his 42 U.S.C. § 1983 (2012) complaint without prejudice for 

failure to comply with its prior order. See Fed. R. Civ. P. 

41(b). We review a district court’s dismissal under Rule 41(b) 

for abuse of discretion. Ballard v. Carlson, 882 F.2d 93, 95 

(4th Cir. 1989). We have reviewed the record and find no abuse 

of discretion. Accordingly, we affirm for the reasons stated by 

the district court. Ruffin v. Calhoun, No. 2:16-cv-00403-RGDRJK (E.D. Va. Sept. 6, 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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