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    This document summarizes a court case in which John M. Dickson Jr. appealed a district court's dismissal of his 42 U.S.C. § 1983 complaint against a police officer and police chief. The district court dismissed the complaint for failure to state a claim. The appeals court reviewed the record and affirmed the district court's ruling, finding no reversible error. The appeals court dispensed with oral argument, stating the facts and legal issues were adequately presented in the case materials. The appeals court affirmed the district court's dismissal of Dickson's complaint.

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    Filed: 2012-10-15 Precedential Status: Non-Precedential Docket: 12-1737

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    This document summarizes a court case in which John M. Dickson Jr. appealed a district court's dismissal of his 42 U.S.C. § 1983 complaint against a police officer and police chief. The district court dismissed the complaint for failure to state a claim. The appeals court reviewed the record and affirmed the district court's ruling, finding no reversible error. The appeals court dispensed with oral argument, stating the facts and legal issues were adequately presented in the case materials. The appeals court affirmed the district court's dismissal of Dickson's complaint.

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    John Dickson, Jr. v. Police Officer John Doe, 4th Cir. (2012)

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    UNPUBLISHED

    UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS


    FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT

    No. 12-1737

    JOHN M. DICKSON, JR.,


    Plaintiff - Appellant,
    v.
    POLICE OFFICER JOHN DOE; CHARLES JORDAN, City of Hampton
    Police Chief,
    Defendants - Appellees.

    Appeal from the United States District Court for the Eastern
    District of Virginia, at Newport News.
    Rebecca Beach Smith,
    Chief District Judge. (4:12-cv-00070-RBS-DEM)

    Submitted:

    October 11, 2012

    Decided:

    October 15, 2012

    Before KING, DUNCAN, and DIAZ, Circuit Judges.

    Affirmed by unpublished per curiam opinion.

    John M. Dickson, Jr., Appellant Pro Se.

    Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit.

    PER CURIAM:
    John

    M.

    Dickson,

    Jr.,

    appeals

    the

    district

    courts

    order dismissing his 42 U.S.C. 1983 (2006) complaint under 28


    U.S.C. 1915(e)(2)(B)(ii) (2006) for failure to state a claim
    upon which relief can be granted.
    and find no reversible error.

    We have reviewed the record

    Accordingly, we affirm for the

    reasons stated by the district court.

    Dickson v. Doe, No. 4:12-

    cv-00070-RBS-DEM (E.D. Va. May 15, 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

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