Case Name: James ANDERSON-EL, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. CHIEF OF AUXILIARY SERVICES, Defendant-Appellee
Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 2012-09-28
Citations: 477 F. App'x 142
Docket Number: No. 12-6935
Parties: James ANDERSON-EL, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. CHIEF OF AUXILIARY SERVICES, Defendant-Appellee.
Judges: Before SHEDD, DUNCAN, and DAVIS, Circuit Judges.
Reporter: West's Federal Appendix
Volume: 477
Pages: 142–142

Head Matter:
James ANDERSON-EL, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. CHIEF OF AUXILIARY SERVICES, Defendant-Appellee.
No. 12-6935.
United States Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit.
Submitted: Sept. 26, 2012.
Decided: Sept. 28, 2012.
James Anderson-El, Appellant Pro Se.
Before SHEDD, DUNCAN, and DAVIS, Circuit Judges.

Opinion:
Affirmed by unpublished PER CURIAM opinion.
Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit.
PER CURIAM:
James Anderson-El appeals the district court's orders dismissing his 42 U.S.C. § 1983 (2006) complaint under 28 U.S.C. § 1915A(b) (2006), and denying his motion for reconsideration. We have reviewed the record and find no reversible error. Although the district court characterized Anderson's post-judgment motion as one pursuant to Fed.R.Civ.P. 60(b), it did not abuse its discretion in denying the motion where an amendment would be futile. See Mayfield v. Nat'l Ass'n for Stock Car Auto Racing, Inc., 674 F.3d 369, 378-79 (4th Cir.2012). Accordingly, we affirm for the reasons stated by the district court. Anderson-El v. Chief of Auxiliary Servs., No. 5:11-ct-03170-D (E.D.N.C. Mar. 12, 2012 & May 22, 2012). 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.
Because Anderson's post-judgment motion was filed on the twenty-eighth day after entry of the order of dismissal, it should have been treated as a motion to alter or amend a judgment pursuant to Fed.R.Civ.P. 59(e). So construed, however, the outcome does not change.