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                                            UNPUBLISHED

                               UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
                                   FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT

                                               No. 24-1005

        REVEREND DR. SAMUEL T. WHATLEY,

                            Plaintiff - Appellant,

                     v.

        ELMORE COUNTY PROBATE OFFICE; JOHN THORNTON,

                            Defendants - Appellees.

        Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of South Carolina, at
        Charleston. Sherri A. Lydon, District Judge. (2:23-cv-00800-SAL)

        Submitted: March 12, 2024                                         Decided: March 15, 2024

        Before GREGORY, RICHARDSON, and BENJAMIN, Circuit Judges.

        Affirmed by unpublished per curiam opinion.

        Samuel T. Whatley, Appellant Pro Se.

        Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit.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

               Reverend Dr. Samuel T. Whatley appeals the district court’s order accepting the

        recommendation of the magistrate judge and dismissing without prejudice ∗ Whatley’s civil

        action, which summarily alleged that a fraudulent property deed was recorded in 2023. We

        have reviewed the record and find no reversible error. Accordingly, we affirm the district

        court’s judgment. Whatley v. Elmore Cnty. Prob. Off., No. 2:23-cv-00800-SAL (D.S.C.

        Dec. 13, 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

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                The district court’s dismissal without prejudice is a final order because the court
        dismissed the complaint “without granting leave to amend.” Britt v. DeJoy, 45 F.4th 790,
        791 (4th Cir. 2022) (en banc) (order).

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