Edward J. Gardner, Iv v. Michael F. Easley

UNPUBLISHED
UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT
No. 09-6256
EDWARD J. GARDNER, IV,
Plaintiff – Appellant,
v.
MICHAEL F. EASLEY; BEVERLY PERDUE; JOHN AND JANE DOES, NC
Senators 1-500; JOHN AND JANE DOES, NC House of
Representative 1-800; ROY ALLEN COOPER; JANE AND JOHN DOES,
Legal Staff 1-400; NORTH CAROLINA PRISONER LEGAL SERVICES,
INCORPORATED; JOHN AND JANE DOES, Legal Staff 1-100; NORTH
CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTION; THEODIS BECK; FINESSE G.
COUCH; BOYD BENNETT; DANIEL L. STIENEKE; FREDERICK AIKENS;
TRACY LITTLE; PAT CHAVIS; JOE LOFTON; JOHN BLALOCK; HATTIE
PIMPONG; PAULA SMITH, Dr.; JANE AND JOHN DOES, UR Board
1-50; REGINALD E. MIDGETTE; BRADLEY BANNON; DAVID W. LONG;
ANNIE L. ROUSE, D.H.L.; JOHN AND JANE DOES, Raleigh Medical
1-200; JOHN AND JANE DOES, Positions Unknown 1-200;
COLUMBUS CORRECTIONAL INSTITUTION, #4355; LANORA HUNT; JOHN
AND JANE DOES, Asst. Supt. of Programs; JOHN AND JANE DOE,
Program Supervisor; JANE DOE, Case Manager; JOHN AND JANE
DOES, Captains 1-50; LIEUTENANT PRIEST; JOHN AND JANE DOES,
Lieutenants 1-50; JOHN AND JANE DOES, Sergeants 1-50;
OFFICER ALGOOD, OIC; JOHN AND JANE DOES, Officers 1-400;
JOHN AND JANE DOES, Conditioner, (s) Mentor, (s) Trainer,
(s) etc 1-100; JOHN AND JANE DOES, Riot Team 1-10; JOHN
AND JANE DOES, Camera Operators 1-5; JOHN AND JANE DOES,
Armory Officers 1-10; JOHN AND JANE DOES, Hierarchy
Officers 1-50; JOHN AND JANE DOES, Master Control Officers
1-100; DOES 1 - 100, Central Control Officers 1-100; JOHN
AND JANE DOES, Gatehouse Officers 1-100; JOHN AND JANE
DOES, Perimeter Surveillance Officers 1-100; JOHN AND JANE
DOES, Plant Maintenance Employees 1-100; JOHN DOE, DHO
Officer; JOHN AND JANE DOES, Medical Staff Employees 1-100;
ERIC BROWN; COLUMBUS MEMORIAL HOSPITAL; JOHN AND JANE DOES,
Board of Trustees 1-100; JOHN AND JANE DOES, Supervisors

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Employees 1-100; JOHN AND JANE DOES, Emergency Room Staff
Employees 1-50,
Defendants – Appellees.
Appeal from the United States District Court for the Eastern
District of North Carolina, at Raleigh. James C. Dever III,
District Judge. (5:07-ct-03104-D)
Submitted: July 23, 2009 Decided: August 10, 2009
Before KING, SHEDD, and AGEE, Circuit Judges.
Affirmed by unpublished per curiam opinion.
Edward J. Gardner, IV, Appellant Pro Se.
Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit.
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PER CURIAM:
Edward J. Gardner, IV, appeals the district court’s
order dismissing his amended complaint filed under 42 U.S.C.
§ 1983 (2006), for failure to comply with the court’s prior
order directing him to file a complaint setting forth his claims
in a short and plain statement, as required by Fed. R. Civ. P.
8(a), and warning him of the consequences of failing to comply.
Our review of the record leads us to conclude that the district
court did not abuse its discretion in finding that Gardner
failed to comply with Rule 8. See Ciralsky v. Cent.
Intelligence Agency, 355 F.3d 661, 668-69 (D.C. Cir. 2004)
(stating standard of review). Accordingly, we affirm the
judgment of the district court. We deny Gardner’s motions for
appointment of counsel, for stay pending appeal, and for
injunctive relief. 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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