Astrop v. Brunswick Co Transp

U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit

Astrop v. Brunswick Co Transp

Opinion

UNPUBLISHED

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT

No. 05-1698

HENRY LEWIS ASTROP,

Plaintiff - Appellant,

versus

BRUNSWICK COUNTY TRANSPORTATION FOR BRUNSWICK COUNTY SCHOOLS; UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,

Defendants - Appellees.

Appeal from the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia, at Richmond. Henry E. Hudson, District Judge. (CA-05-392-3)

Submitted: October 20, 2005 Decided: October 26, 2005

Before NIEMEYER and SHEDD, Circuit Judges, and HAMILTON, Senior Circuit Judge.

Affirmed by unpublished per curiam opinion.

Henry Lewis Astrop, Appellant Pro Se. Abbigale Bricker Fredrick, THE CONRAD FIRM, Richmond, Virginia, for Appellees.

Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit. See Local Rule 36(c). PER CURIAM:

Henry Lewis Astrop appeals the district court's order

dismissing his civil action for lack of subject matter

jurisdiction. As the district court noted, Astrop has not alleged

facts sufficient to establish jurisdiction based on diversity of

citizenship. See

28 U.S.C. § 1332

(2000). Further, there is no

basis in law or fact for any claim against the United States. To

the extent Astrop’s complaint could have been construed as an

action under

42 U.S.C. § 1983

(2000), Astrop admits in his

complaint that he was not injured in the automobile accident at

issue. We have reviewed the record and find no reversible error.

Accordingly, although we deny Brunswick County Transportation’s

motion to dismiss, we affirm substantially on the reasoning of the

district court. See Astrop v. Brunswick County Transp., No. CA-05-

392-3 (E.D. Va. June 20, 2005). 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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