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UNPUBLISHED UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT

No. 25-6125

DEONTA JEROME HICKS, Plaintiff - Appellant, v. ERIC MILLER, Unit Manager, Defendant - Appellee and RICK WHITE, Warden, Red Onion State Prison; CLARKE, Safety Officer, Red Onion State Prison; KEITH ALMARODE, Food Service Supervisor, Red Onion State Prison; STACY DAY, Unit Manager, Defendants.

Appeal from the United States District Court for the Western District of Virginia, at Roanoke. Pamela Meade Sargent, Magistrate Judge. (7:22-cv-00235-PMS)

Submitted: July 29, 2025 Decided: August 1, 2025

Before KING, WYNN, and BERNER, Circuit Judges.

Affirmed by unpublished per curiam opinion.

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Deonta Jerome Hicks, Appellant Pro Se.

Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit.

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PER CURIAM: Deonta Jerome Hicks appeals the civil judgment entered following a jury trial before the magistrate judge 1 on the remaining claim in Hicks’ amended 42 U.S.C. § 1983 complaint, as well as the magistrate judge’s earlier order granting Defendants partial summary judgment. 2 We have reviewed the record in conjunction with the issues raised on appeal and find no reversible error. Accordingly, we affirm the appealed-from judgment and the prior order granting, in part, Defendants’ motion for summary judgment. See Hicks v. Miller, No. 7:22-cv-00235-PMS (W.D. Va. Oct. 16, 2024 & Jan. 28, 2025). 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

Despite Hicks’ claim to the contrary on appeal, the record shows that the parties consented to the jurisdiction of the magistrate judge under 28 U.S.C. § 636(c).

We deny Hicks’ motion for the appointment of counsel on appeal.