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No. 10613176
United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit

Lynette Melvin v. Dawn Layton

No. 10613176 · Decided June 17, 2025
No. 10613176 · Fourth Circuit · 2025 · FlawFinder last updated this page Apr. 2, 2026
Case Details
Court
United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided
June 17, 2025
Citation
No. 10613176
Disposition
See opinion text.
Full Opinion
USCA4 Appeal: 25-1270 Doc: 6 Filed: 06/17/2025 Pg: 1 of 2 UNPUBLISHED UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT No. 25-1270 LYNETTE MELVIN, Plaintiff - Appellant, v. THE HONORABLE JUDGE DAWN M. LAYTON, Superior Court Judge; THE HONORABLE JUDGE TOBY HAMPSON, North Carolina Appelant Court Judge; THE HONORABLE JUDGE HUNTER MURPHY, North Carolina Appelant Court Judge; THE HONORABLE JUDGE JEFFERSON GRIFFIN, North Carolina Appelant Court Judge, Defendants - Appellees. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Eastern District of North Carolina, at Raleigh. Terrence W. Boyle, District Judge. (5:24-cv-00013-BO-RN) Submitted: June 12, 2025 Decided: June 17, 2025 Before HARRIS and HEYTENS, Circuit Judges, and FLOYD, Senior Circuit Judge. Affirmed by unpublished per curiam opinion. Lynette Melvin, Appellant Pro Se. Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit. USCA4 Appeal: 25-1270 Doc: 6 Filed: 06/17/2025 Pg: 2 of 2 PER CURIAM: Lynette Melvin appeals the district court’s order granting Defendants’ motion to dismiss and dismissing her pro se 42 U.S.C. § 1983 amended complaint and the court’s order denying her Fed. R. Civ. P. 59(e) motion. We have reviewed the record and find no reversible error. Accordingly, we affirm the district court’s orders. Melvin v. Layton, No. 5:24-cv-00013-BO-RN (E.D.N.C. Sept. 16, 2024; Mar. 7, 2025). 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 2
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USCA4 Appeal: 25-1270 Doc: 6 Filed: 06/17/2025 Pg: 1 of 2 UNPUBLISHED UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT No.
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