Edwin K. Hartzler v. State of South Carolina

UNPUBLISHED
UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT
No. 00-6619
EDWIN K. HARTZLER,
Plaintiff - Appellant,
versus
STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA,
Defendant - Appellee.
Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of
South Carolina, at Columbia. G. Ross Anderson, Jr., District Judge.
(CA-99-3914-3-13BC)
Submitted: July 13, 2000 Decided: July 25, 2000
Before WIDENER, LUTTIG, and TRAXLER, Circuit Judges.
Affirmed by unpublished per curiam opinion.
Edwin K. Hartzler, Appellant Pro Se.
Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit.
See Local Rule 36(c).

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* We express no opinion as to the merits of any such petition.
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PER CURIAM:
Edwin K. Hartzler appeals the district court’s order dismiss-
ing without prejudice his 42 U.S.C.A. § 1983 (West Supp. 2000)
complaint seeking monetary damages against the State of South
Carolina based on his continued involuntary confinement in a mental
institution. We have reviewed the record and the district court’s
opinion accepting the magistrate judge’s recommendation and find no
reversible error. Accordingly, we affirm on the reasoning of the
district court. See Hartzler v. South Carolina, No. CA-99-3914-3-
13BC (D.S.C. Apr. 24, 2000). This disposition is without prejudice
to Hartzler’s ability to file a petition under 28 U.S.C. § 2241
(1994) challenging his continued confinement without a competency
hearing. * 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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