U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit, 1999

Linville v. Ricks

Linville v. Ricks
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · Decided May 25, 1999

Linville v. Ricks

Opinion

UNPUBLISHED UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT

No. 99-1304

PAULA LINVILLE, Plaintiff - Appellant, versus

MESSOM V. RICKS, JR., District Court Judge of the State of Maryland; JAMES C. CAWOOD, JR., Circuit Court Judge of the State of Maryland; LAWRENCE H. RUSHWORTH, Circuit Court Judge of the State of Maryland; CLAYTON GREEN, JR., Circuit Court Judge of the State of Maryland; JOSEPH F. MURPHY, JR., Maryland Court of Spe- cial Appeals Judges; DALE R. CATHELL, Maryland Court of Appeals Judge; ALAN M. WILNER, Mary- land Court of Appeals Judge, Defendants - Appellees.

Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of Maryland, at Baltimore. Joseph H. Young, Senior District Judge. (CA-99-376-Y)

Submitted: April 27, 1999 Decided: May 25, 1999

Before MURNAGHAN and ERVIN, Circuit Judges, and HALL, Senior Cir- cuit Judge.

Affirmed by unpublished per curiam opinion.

Paula Linville, Appellant Pro Se.

Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit.

See Local Rule 36(c).

PER CURIAM: Paula Linville appeals the district court’s order denying re- lief on her 42 U.S.C.A. § 1983 (West Supp. 1998) complaint. We have reviewed the record and find no reversible error. We note that although the absolute immunity of state court judges would not prevent the district court from awarding declaratory or injunctive relief, see Pulliam v. Allen, 466 U.S. 522, 541-42 (1984), the district court has no power to review constitutional challenges to the outcome of state proceedings. See District of Columbia Court of Appeals v. Feldman, 460 U.S. 462, 486 (1983).

Accordingly, we affirm the dismissal of Appellant’s action and deny her motion for the appointment of counsel. We also deny her motion to expedite as moot. We dispense with oral argument because the facts and legal contentions are adequately presented in the ma- terials before the court and argument would not aid the decisional process.

AFFIRMED

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