UNPUBLISHED

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT

No. 15-7410

ROBERT S. BALLARD,

Plaintiff - Appellant,

v.

MARTA M. KALINSKI, Dr.,

Defendant - Appellee,

and

NC DEPT. OF PUBLIC SAFETY; PAULA SMITH, Dr., Director of Health Services,

Defendants.

Appeal from the United States District Court for the Western District of North Carolina, at Statesville. Frank D. Whitney, Chief District Judge. (5:13-cv-00175-FDW)

Submitted: December 15, 2015 Decided: December 18, 2015

Before GREGORY and FLOYD, Circuit Judges, and DAVIS, Senior Circuit Judge.

Affirmed by unpublished per curiam opinion. Robert S. Ballard, Appellant Pro Se. Joseph Brandon Adams, Ginger Bagley Hunsucker, CRANFILL, SUMNER & HARTZOG, LLP, Raleigh, North Carolina, for Appellee.

Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit.

2 PER CURIAM:

Robert S. Ballard appeals the district court’s order

granting summary judgment to Appellee in his

(2012) action. We have reviewed the record and find no

reversible error. Accordingly, we affirm for the reasons stated

by the district court. Ballard v. Kalinski, No. 5:13-cv-00175-

FDW (W.D.N.C. Aug. 27, 2015). 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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