Michael J. Ferola v. Officer Fulton

UNPUBLISHED
UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT
No. 16-7212
MICHAEL J. FEROLA,
Plaintiff - Appellant,
v.
OFFICER FULTON,
Defendant - Appellee,
and
WILLIAM R. BYARS, JR.; GREGORY KNOWLIN; KENNETH SHARP;
WILLIE EAGLETON; MARIA LEGGINS; JERRY ADGER; MRS
BRACKENBERRY; ANN HALLMAN; CAPTAIN ROGERS; LT POWELL; LT
BRAYBOY; LT WHEELER; CPL MILLER; CPL CONYERS; MICHAEL
BOWERS; MAJOR WEST; ASSOCIATE WARDEN SELLERS; ASSOCIATE
WARDEN MCFADDEN; MS GRAVES, IGC, Evans,
Defendants.
Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of
South Carolina, at Beaufort. R. Bryan Harwell, District Judge.
(9:13-cv-02413-RBH)
Submitted: January 31, 2017 Decided: February 3, 2017
Before WILKINSON, KEENAN, and THACKER, Circuit Judges.
Affirmed by unpublished per curiam opinion.

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Michael J. Ferola, Appellant Pro Se. Lisa Arlene Thomas,
THOMPSON & HENRY, PA, Conway, South Carolina, for Appellee.
Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit.

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PER CURIAM:
Michael J. Ferola filed a 42 U.S.C. § 1983 (2012) action
asserting claims of denial of access to the courts and failure
to protect. The district court accepted in part the magistrate
judge’s recommendation and granted summary judgment to
defendants on Ferola’s access to the courts claims. The
surviving failure to protect claim against Defendant Fulton
proceeded to trial and the jury ruled in Fulton’s favor. Ferola
appeals the denial of relief on his claims. We have reviewed
the record and find no reversible error. Accordingly, we
affirm. Ferola v. Fulton, No. 9:13-cv-02413-RBH (D.S.C. Mar. 3,
2015 & Aug. 23, 2016). 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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