Jay Newton v. G. K. WASHINGTON, Regional Director

UNPUBLISHED
UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT
No. 08-7274
JAY NEWTON,
Plaintiff - Appellant,
v.
G. K. WASHINGTON, Regional Director; D. M. VAUGHAN, Warden;
S. A. TINSLEY, Investigator; WALKER, Investigator; D.
SAUNDERS, Hearing Officer,
Defendants - Appellees.
Appeal from the United States District Court for the Eastern
District of Virginia, at Alexandria. Leonie M. Brinkema,
District Judge. (1:08-cv-00599-LMB-JFA)
Submitted: January 22, 2009 Decided: February 23, 2009
Before MICHAEL, KING, and GREGORY, Circuit Judges.
Affirmed by unpublished per curiam opinion.
Jay Newton, Appellant Pro Se.
Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit.

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PER CURIAM:
Jay Newton appeals the district court’s order denying
relief on his 42 U.S.C. § 1983 (2000) complaint. We have
reviewed the record and find no reversible error. Accordingly,
we affirm for the reasons stated by the district court.* Newton
v. Washington, No. 1:08-cv-00599-LMB-JFA (E.D. Va. June 24,
2008). 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
* We specifically note that Newton’s claim that he is
excused from administratively grieving his claims based on
futility is without merit. See Booth v. Churner, 532 U.S. 731,
741 n.6 (2004).

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