Lawrence Leo Hawkins, Jr. v. Unknown

UNPUBLISHED
UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT
No. 14-6093
LAWRENCE LEO HAWKINS, JR.,
Plaintiff - Appellant,
v.
UNKNOWN,
Defendant - Appellee.
Appeal from the United States District Court for the Eastern
District of Virginia, at Norfolk. Rebecca Beach Smith, Chief
District Judge. (2:13-cv-00027-RBS-DEM)
Submitted: November 14, 2014 Decided: November 25, 2014
Before TRAXLER, Chief Judge, and HAMILTON and DAVIS, Senior
Circuit Judges.
Affirmed by unpublished per curiam opinion.
Lawrence Leo Hawkins, Jr., Appellant Pro Se.
Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit.

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PER CURIAM:
Lawrence Leo Hawkins, Jr., appeals the district
court’s order dismissing his action for failure to comply with
its order to particularize his claims, and he has filed a motion
for transcript at government expense.* We have limited our
review to the issues raised in Hawkins’ informal brief, see 4th
Cir. R. 34(b), and we deny the pending motion for transcript and
affirm the district court’s judgment. See Hawkins v. Unknown,
No. 2:13-cv-00027-RBS-DEM (E.D. Va. filed June 26, 2013; entered
June 31, 2013). 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
* Because Hawkins’ notice of appeal was filed beyond the
appeal period, we previously remanded to the district court with
instructions for it to determine whether Hawkins’ notice of
appeal should be construed as a motion to reopen the appeal
period, and if so, whether reopening was merited. The district
court granted Hawkins a reopening of the appeal period.

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