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Parties Involved:
William T. Sims
Appellant
Unknown
Appellee

Document Text:

UNPUBLISHED

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS

FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT

No. 15-7816

WILLIAM T. SIMS,

Plaintiff - Appellant,

v.

UNKNOWN,

Defendant - Appellee.

Appeal from the United States District Court for the Eastern 

District of Virginia, at Alexandria. Gerald Bruce Lee, District 

Judge. (1:15-cv-00533-GBL-IDD)

Submitted: February 23, 2016 Decided: February 26, 2016

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

Circuit Judge.

Affirmed by unpublished per curiam opinion.

William T. Sims, Appellant Pro Se. 

Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit.

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PER CURIAM:

William T. Sims appeals the district court’s order 

dismissing his complaint without prejudice for failing to comply 

with a court order.* We have reviewed the record and find no 

reversible error. Accordingly, we affirm for the reasons stated 

by the district court. Sims v. Unknown, No. 1:15-cv-00533-GBLIDD (E.D. Va. Oct. 21, 2015). We deny Sims’ motion to appoint 

counsel and 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

 * Although the district court dismissed Sims’ complaint 

without prejudice, we possess jurisdiction over this appeal 

because the dismissal was based on Sims’ failure to comply with 

a court order, not on account of a flaw in the complaint. 

Domino Sugar Corp. v. Sugar Workers Local Union 392, 10 F.3d 

1064, 1066-67 (4th Cir. 1993). 

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