Court Opinion

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Date Created: 2023-10-07 21:00:27.208956+00
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                                            UNPUBLISHED

                               UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
                                   FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT

                                              No. 23-1072

        DENNIS SHIPMAN,

                            Plaintiff - Appellant,

                     v.

        SOMERSET COUNTY (MD); SOMERSET COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF
        TECHNICAL & COMMUNITY SERVICES (MD); KIRK SIMPKINS; W.
        NEWTON JACKSON, MD Circuit Court Judge, individually and in his official
        capacity,

                            Defendants - Appellees.

        Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of Maryland, at Baltimore.
        George L. Russell, III, District Judge. (1:22-cv-03111-GLR)

        Submitted: September 5, 2023                                      Decided: October 6, 2023

        Before WILKINSON, GREGORY, and RICHARDSON, Circuit Judges.

        Affirmed as modified by unpublished per curiam opinion. Judge Gregory dissents.

        Dennis Shipman, Appellant Pro Se.

        Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit.
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        PER CURIAM:

               Dennis Shipman appeals the district court’s order dismissing his complaint and

        request for a preliminary injunction and temporary restraining order for failure to comply

        with Fed. R. Civ. P. 8(a), 65(b). We have reviewed the record and find no reversible error.

        Accordingly, we affirm the district court’s order, but we modify the judgment to reflect

        that the dismissal is without prejudice. * Shipman v. Somerset Cnty. (MD), No. 1:22-cv-

        03111-GLR (D. Md. Jan. 10, 2023). 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

               *
                  Judge Gregory voted to vacate the district court’s order and remand with
        instructions to allow Shipman an opportunity to amend his complaint.

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