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Parties Involved:
Gary Manigault
Appellee
Warden McKeller
Appellee
Jon Ozmint
Appellee
Partner
Appellee
John Cooke Wilson
Appellant

Document Text:

UNPUBLISHED

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS

FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT

No. 07-6823

JOHN COOKE WILSON,

Plaintiff - Appellant,

versus

WARDEN MCKELLER; JON OZMINT, Director; GARY

MANIGAULT, Officer; PARTNER,

Defendants - Appellees.

Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of

South Carolina, at Greenville. G. Ross Anderson, Jr., District

Judge. (6:06-cv-01633-GRA)

Submitted: November 6, 2007 Decided: November 21, 2007

Before MICHAEL and GREGORY, Circuit Judges, and WILKINS, Senior

Circuit Judge.

Affirmed by unpublished per curiam opinion.

John Cooke Wilson, Appellant Pro Se. Samuel F. Arthur, III,

Bradford Cary Andrews, AIKEN, BRIDGES, NUNN, ELLIOTT & TYLER, PA,

Florence, South Carolina; Benjamin Albert Baroody, BELLAMY,

RUTENBURG, COPELAND, EPPS, GRAVELY & BOWERS, PA, Myrtle Beach,

South Carolina, for Appellees.

Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit.

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PER CURIAM:

John Cooke Wilson appeals the district court’s order

accepting the recommendation of the magistrate judge and denying

relief on his 42 U.S.C. § 1983 (2000) complaint. We have reviewed

the record and find that Wilson has failed to demonstrate that his

injuries, if any, were not de minimus in nature. Wilson also

alleges that one of the correctional officers used a racial slur

while assaulting him. While the alleged statement was deplorable,

mere threats or verbal abuse, without more, do not state a

cognizable claim under § 1983. See Northington v. Jackson, 973

F.2d 1518, 1524 (10th Cir. 1992) (citing Collins v. Cundy, 603 F.2d

825, 827 (10th Cir. 1979)); see also Carter v. Morris, 164 F.3d

215, 219 n.3 (4th Cir. 1999). Accordingly, we affirm for the

reasons stated by the district court. Wilson v. McKeller, No.

6:06-cv-01633-GRA (D.S.C. May 24, 2007). 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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