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No. 10681997
United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
John Wolfe v. Patrick Blanch
No. 10681997 · Decided September 29, 2025
No. 10681997·Fourth Circuit · 2025·
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Case Details
Court
United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided
September 29, 2025
Citation
No. 10681997
Disposition
See opinion text.
Full Opinion
USCA4 Appeal: 25-1284 Doc: 16 Filed: 09/29/2025 Pg: 1 of 2
UNPUBLISHED
UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT
No. 25-1284
JOHN MICHAEL WOLFE,
Plaintiff - Appellant,
v.
PATRICK M. BLANCH; JONATHAN FRIEDEN; PAUL F. SHERIDAN,
Defendants - Appellees.
Appeal from the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia, at
Alexandria. Claude M. Hilton, Senior District Judge. (1:24-cv-01569-CMH-WBP)
Submitted: September 25, 2025 Decided: September 29, 2025
Before GREGORY and WYNN, Circuit Judges, and FLOYD, Senior Circuit Judge.
Affirmed as modified by unpublished per curiam opinion.
John Michael Wolfe, Appellant Pro Se.
Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit.
USCA4 Appeal: 25-1284 Doc: 16 Filed: 09/29/2025 Pg: 2 of 2
PER CURIAM:
John Michael Wolfe appeals the district court’s order granting the defendants’
motion to dismiss and dismissing his pro se civil complaint. We have reviewed the record
and discern no reversible error. Accordingly, we affirm the district court’s order, Wolfe v.
Blanch, No. 1:24-cv-01569-CMH-WBP (E.D. Va. Feb. 24, 2025), as modified to reflect
dismissal without prejudice, see King v. Rubenstein, 825 F.3d 206, 225 (4th Cir. 2016)
(recognizing that dismissal of pro se complaint generally should be without prejudice if
district court did not give plaintiff opportunity to amend nor discuss why amendment would
be futile). 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
2
Plain English Summary
USCA4 Appeal: 25-1284 Doc: 16 Filed: 09/29/2025 Pg: 1 of 2 UNPUBLISHED UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT No.
Key Points
01USCA4 Appeal: 25-1284 Doc: 16 Filed: 09/29/2025 Pg: 1 of 2 UNPUBLISHED UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT No.
02(1:24-cv-01569-CMH-WBP) Submitted: September 25, 2025 Decided: September 29, 2025 Before GREGORY and WYNN, Circuit Judges, and FLOYD, Senior Circuit Judge.
03Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit.
04USCA4 Appeal: 25-1284 Doc: 16 Filed: 09/29/2025 Pg: 2 of 2 PER CURIAM: John Michael Wolfe appeals the district court’s order granting the defendants’ motion to dismiss and dismissing his pro se civil complaint.
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