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UNPUBLISHED UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT

No. 23-7076

RICKY L. HEFNER, Plaintiff - Appellant, v. JOHNATHAN HEATH JONES, Officer, in his official and individual capacities; KIMBERLY OSBORNE, f/k/a Kimberly Osborne-Evans, in her official and individual capacities, Defendants - Appellees, and SYLVA POLICE DEPARTMENT, in their individual and official capacities; JOHN DOE, in his official and individual capacities; JANE DOE, in her official and individual capacities; CITY OF SYLVA, in their official and individual capacities; COUNTY OF JACKSON, in their official and individual capacities; JACKSON COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE, in their official and individual capacities; STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA, in their official and individual capacities, Defendants.

Appeal from the United States District Court for the Western District of North Carolina, at Asheville. Martin K. Reidinger, Chief District Judge. (1:21-cv-00227-MR)

Submitted: May 30, 2024 Decided: June 3, 2024

Before GREGORY and HARRIS, Circuit Judges, and MOTZ, Senior Circuit Judge.

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Affirmed by unpublished per curiam opinion.

Ricky L. Hefner, Appellant Pro Se. Steven Andrew Bader, Raleigh, North Carolina, Jake William Stewart, CRANFILL SUMNER, LLP, Charlotte, North Carolina, for Appellees.

Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit.

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PER CURIAM: Ricky L. Hefner appeals the district court’s order granting Johnathan Jones’ and Kimberly Osborne’s motion for summary judgment and denying Hefner’s motion to appoint counsel in his 42 U.S.C. § 1983 action. We have reviewed the record and find no reversible error. Accordingly, we affirm the district court’s order. Hefner v. Jones, No. 1:21-cv-00227-MR (W.D.N.C. Sept. 1, 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