Michael Watley v. Drake Kowcheck

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UNPUBLISHED UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT

No. 25-6017

MICHAEL DAVID WATLEY, Plaintiff - Appellant, v. DRAKE KOWCHECK, Correctional Officer; WILLIAM KOPPEL, Correctional Officer; MATTHEW COX, Correctional Officer, Defendants - Appellees.

Appeal from the United States District Court for the Northern District of West Virginia, at Wheeling. John Preston Bailey, District Judge. (5:24-cv-00187-JPB)

Submitted: December 23, 2025 Decided: December 31, 2025

Before WILKINSON and RUSHING, Circuit Judges, and FLOYD, Senior Circuit Judge.

Affirmed by unpublished per curiam opinion.

Michael David Watley, Appellant Pro Se.

Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit.

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PER CURIAM: Michael David Watley appeals the district court’s order accepting the recommendation of the magistrate judge and denying relief on Watley’s complaint filed pursuant to Bivens v. Six Unknown Named Agents of Fed. Bureau of Narcotics, 403 U.S. 388 (1971). We have reviewed the record and discern no reversible error. Accordingly, we affirm the district court’s order. Watley v. Kowcheck, No. 5:24-cv-00187-JPB (N.D. W. Va. Dec. 20, 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