Case Name: Ian Aulden CAMPBELL, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Donald W. STEPHENS, Defendant-Appellee
Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 2017-11-28
Citations: 704 F. App'x 289
Docket Number: No. 17-7149
Parties: Ian Aulden CAMPBELL, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Donald W. STEPHENS, Defendant-Appellee.
Judges: Before WYNN and THACKER, Circuit Judges, and HAMILTON, Senior Circuit Judge.
Reporter: West's Federal Appendix
Volume: 704
Pages: 289–289

Head Matter:
Ian Aulden CAMPBELL, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Donald W. STEPHENS, Defendant-Appellee.
No. 17-7149
United States Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit.
Submitted: November 21, 2017
Decided: November 28, 2017
Bruce Tracy Cunningham, Jr., LAW OFFICE OF BRUCE T. CUNNINGHAM, JR., Southern Pines, North Carolina, for Appellant.
Before WYNN and THACKER, Circuit Judges, and HAMILTON, Senior Circuit Judge.

Opinion:
Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit.
PER CURIAM:
Ian Aulden Campbell appeals the district court's order dismissing his 42 U.S.C. § 1983 (2012) complaint in which he alleged that the state court judge who denied his post-conviction motion for appropriate relief violated his rights to due process because the judge lacked the appearance of impartiality. Campbell's claims are without merit. See Tumey v. Ohio, 273 U.S. 510, 523, 47 S.Ct. 437, 71 L.Ed. 749 (1927) (discussing lack of appearance of impartiality of deciding judge as violation of defendant's rights to due process). Accordingly, we affirm the district court's order. 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