USCA4 Appeal: 24-2272 Doc: 17 Filed: 12/01/2025 Pg: 1 of 2

UNPUBLISHED

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT

No. 24-2272

KARL LINARD MALLOY,

Debtor - Appellant,

v.

KRISTIN E. SCHELIN; MARK A. WATSON,

Creditors - Appellees.

Appeal from the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia, at Richmond. M. Hannah Lauck, District Judge. (3:24-cv-00170-MHL)

Submitted: November 25, 2025 Decided: December 1, 2025

Before WYNN and RICHARDSON, Circuit Judges, and KEENAN, Senior Circuit Judge.

Affirmed by unpublished per curiam opinion.

Karl Linard Malloy, Appellant Pro Se. Christopher Lawrence Perkins, ECKERT SEAMANS CHERIN & MELLOTT, LLC, Richmond, Virginia, for Appellees.

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PER CURIAM:

Karl Linard Malloy appeals the district court’s order dismissing as moot his appeal

from the bankruptcy court’s order denying his motion for a protective order requiring

waivers and an indemnity agreement prior to the scheduled property inspections. The

district court dismissed the appeal as moot because the inspections had occurred and

therefore it “[wa]s without the power to afford effective relief.” Cent. States, Se. & Sw.

Areas Pension Fund v. Cent. Transp., Inc.,

, 96 (4th Cir. 1988). We have

reviewed the record and find no reversible error. Accordingly, we affirm the district court’s

order. Malloy v. Schelin, No. 3:24-cv-00170-MHL (E.D. Va. Nov. 21, 2024). 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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