Charles Dowdell, Sr. v. Love's Travel Stop

UNPUBLISHED
UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT
No. 13-1990
CHARLES DOWDELL, SR.,
Plaintiff – Appellant,
v.
LOVE'S TRAVEL STOP,
Defendant - Appellee.
Appeal from the United States District Court for the Western
District of Virginia, at Roanoke. Glen E. Conrad, Chief
District Judge. (7:12-cv-00516-GEC)
Submitted: October 22, 2013 Decided: October 24, 2013
Before WILKINSON, NIEMEYER, and THACKER, Circuit Judges.
Affirmed by unpublished per curiam opinion.
Charles Dowdell, Sr., Appellant Pro Se. Matthew David Green,
MORRIS & MORRIS, Richmond, Virginia, for Appellee.
Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit.

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PER CURIAM:
Charles Dowdell, Sr., appeals the district court’s
orders dismissing his civil action for failure to state a claim.
We have reviewed the record and find no reversible error.
Accordingly, although we grant leave to proceed in forma
pauperis, we affirm substantially for the reasons stated by the
district court. Dowdell v. Love’s Travel Stop, No. 7:12-cv-
00516-GEC (W.D. Va., Feb. 20, 2013; July 12, 2013); see also 4th
Cir. R. 34(b) (limiting appellate review to issues raised in
informal brief); Ashcroft v. Iqbal, 556 U.S. 662, 679 (2009)
(holding that complaint may survive motion to dismiss only if it
“states a plausible claim for relief” that “permit[s] the court
to infer more than the mere possibility of misconduct” based
upon “its judicial experience and common sense”); Winn-Dixie
Stores, Inc. v. Parker, 396 S.E.2d 649, 650-51 (Va. 1990)
(providing requirements for premises liability claim in slip-
and-fall case). 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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