Tommy Williams v. VANESSA CRAWFORD, Sheriff

UNPUBLISHED
UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT
No. 11-7134
TOMMY WILLIAMS,
Plaintiff - Appellant,
v.
VANESSA CRAWFORD, Sheriff,
Defendant - Appellee.
Appeal from the United States District Court for the Eastern
District of Virginia, at Alexandria. Claude M. Hilton, Senior
District Judge. (1:11-cv-00544-CMH-TRJ)
Submitted: October 4, 2011 Decided: October 11, 2011
Before MOTZ, SHEDD, and WYNN, Circuit Judges.
Affirmed by unpublished per curiam opinion.
Tommy Williams, Appellant Pro Se.
Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit.

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PER CURIAM:
Tommy Williams, a Virginia inmate, brought this 42
U.S.C. § 1983 (2006) action after correctional officials seized
various items of his personal property. The district court
dismissed his complaint pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1915A(b)(1)
(2006), and Williams now appeals. Because Williams had an
adequate post-deprivation remedy under Virginia law for the
allegedly wrongful confiscation, his property was not taken
without due process. Hudson v. Palmer, 468 U.S. 517, 533-36
(1984). Nor has Williams alleged that any interference with his
legal mail caused him to suffer actual detriment to a legal
proceeding. See Lewis v. Casey, 518 U.S. 343, 349-51 (1996);
White v. White, 886 F.2d 721, 723 (4th Cir. 1989). Accordingly,
we affirm the judgment of the district court. We dispense with
oral argument because the facts and legal contentions are
adequately presented in the materials before the court and
argument would not significantly aid the decisional process.
AFFIRMED

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