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UNPUBLISHED

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT

No. 24-1005

REVEREND DR. SAMUEL T. WHATLEY,

Plaintiff - Appellant,

v.

ELMORE COUNTY PROBATE OFFICE; JOHN THORNTON,

Defendants - Appellees.

Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of South Carolina, at Charleston. Sherri A. Lydon, District Judge. (2:23-cv-00800-SAL)

Submitted: March 12, 2024 Decided: March 15, 2024

Before GREGORY, RICHARDSON, and BENJAMIN, Circuit Judges.

Affirmed by unpublished per curiam opinion.

Samuel T. Whatley, Appellant Pro Se.

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PER CURIAM:

Reverend Dr. Samuel T. Whatley appeals the district court’s order accepting the

recommendation of the magistrate judge and dismissing without prejudice ∗ Whatley’s civil

action, which summarily alleged that a fraudulent property deed was recorded in 2023. We

have reviewed the record and find no reversible error. Accordingly, we affirm the district

court’s judgment. Whatley v. Elmore Cnty. Prob. Off., No. 2:23-cv-00800-SAL (D.S.C.

Dec. 13, 2023). 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

∗ The district court’s dismissal without prejudice is a final order because the court dismissed the complaint “without granting leave to amend.” Britt v. DeJoy,

(4th Cir. 2022) (en banc) (order).

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