U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit, 1996

Martin v. Cox

Martin v. Cox
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · Decided March 11, 1996

Martin v. Cox

Opinion

UNPUBLISHED UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT

No. 95-6852

PAUL LEE MARTIN, Plaintiff - Appellant, versus MICHAEL COX; ARNOLD COFFEE, Captain; CHUCK INGALLS, Lieutenant; ALICIA CALL, Deputy, Amherst County Jail, Defendants - Appellees.

Appeal from the United States District Court for the Western Dis- trict of Virginia, at Roanoke. Glen E. Conrad, Magistrate Judge. (CA-92-490-R) Submitted: February 27, 1996 Decided: March 11, 1996 Before MURNAGHAN, NIEMEYER, and WILLIAMS, Circuit Judges.

Affirmed by unpublished per curiam opinion.

Paul Lee Martin, Appellant Pro Se. Robert James Perry, Jr., PERRY & WINDELS, Dillwyn, Virginia, for Appellees.

Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit.

See Local Rule 36(c).

PER CURIAM: Paul Martin, a Virginia inmate, appeals from the magistrate judge's order dismissing his 42 U.S.C. § 1983 (1988) claim in which he alleged that, during his eleven-month stay at the Amherst County Jail, he was exposed on numerous occasions to a particular female guardCDeputy Alicia CallCwho failed to announce her presence on the cellblock while Martin and other male inmates were undressed.* In his prior appeal, this court affirmed the award of summary judgment to the named defendants under Monell v. Department of Social Servs., 436 U.S. 658 (1978), because Martin had named only Call's superiors in their supervisory capacities. The case was remanded, however, to allow Martin to amend his complaint and add Call as the proper defendant. Martin v. Cox, No. 94-6354 (4th Cir. Sept. 21, 1994) (unpublished).

Upon remand, the magistrate judge heard the testimony of Martin and two witnesses on his behalf, as well as the testimony of Deputy Call and two defense witnesses. At the conclusion of the hearing, the magistrate judge determined that Martin had failed to establish a claim under § 1983 and dismissed his complaint. Martin appeals.

Our review of the record and the proceedings before the magis- trate judge disclose no reversible error. Accordingly, we affirm the dismissal of Martin's complaint. We dispense with oral argument

* The parties consented to the jurisdiction of a magistrate judge pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 636(c)(2) (1988). 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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