Case Name: Tommy OWENS, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Earl M. BUTLER, Sheriff; Chief Deputy Sheriff Wright, Defendants-Appellees
Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 2017-03-08
Citations: 678 F. App'x 172
Docket Number: No. 16-6250
Parties: Tommy OWENS, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Earl M. BUTLER, Sheriff; Chief Deputy Sheriff Wright, Defendants-Appellees.
Judges: Before MOTZ and FLOYD, Circuit Judges, and HAMILTON, Senior Circuit Judge.
Reporter: West's Federal Appendix
Volume: 678
Pages: 172–173

Head Matter:
Tommy OWENS, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Earl M. BUTLER, Sheriff; Chief Deputy Sheriff Wright, Defendants-Appellees.
No. 16-6250
United States Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit.
Submitted: October 28, 2016
Decided: March 8, 2017
Tommy Owens, Appellant Pro Se. Ronnie Monroe Mitchell, Cumberland County Sheriffs Office, Fayetteville, North Carolina, for Appellees.
Before MOTZ and FLOYD, Circuit Judges, and HAMILTON, Senior Circuit Judge.

Opinion:
Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit.
PER CURIAM:
Tommy Owens appeals the district court's, order denying relief on his 42 U.S.C. § 1983 (2012) complaint. We have reviewed the record and conclude that a genuine dispute of material fact exists regarding whether Owens exhausted his administrative remedies. However, we con- . elude that the district court correctly held in the alternative that Defendants are entitled to qualified immunity. See United States ex rel. Drakeford v. Tuomey, 792 F.3d 364, 375 (4th Cir. 2015) ("[W]e may affirm a district court's ruling on any-ground apparent in the record.") Accordingly, we affirm the district court's order and modify the order to reflect a dismissal with prejudice. Owens v. Butler, No. 5:15-ct-03033-FL (E.D.N.C. Feb. 9, 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 AS MODIFIED