Robert Blankenship v. Jim Shortt

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UNPUBLISHED UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT

No. 26-6013

ROBERT MCKINLEY BLANKENSHIP, Plaintiff - Appellant, v. JIM TERRY SHORTT, Attorney, Defendant - Appellee.

Appeal from the United States District Court for the Western District of Virginia, at Roanoke. James P. Jones, Senior District Judge. (7:25-cv-00477-JPJ-PMS)

Submitted: July 23, 2026 Decided: July 28, 2026

Before WYNN and HARRIS, Circuit Judges, and FLOYD, Senior Circuit Judge.

Affirmed by unpublished per curiam opinion.

Robert McKinley Blankenship, Appellant Pro Se.

Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit.

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PER CURIAM: Robert McKinley Blankenship appeals the district court’s orders (1) sua sponte dismissing, without prejudice, Blankenship’s 42 U.S.C. § 1983 complaint; and (2) denying Blankenship’s “Motion for Reconsideration.” * We have reviewed the record and find no reversible error. Accordingly, we affirm the district court’s orders. Blankenship v. Shortt, No. 7:25-cv-00477-JPJ-PMS (W.D. Va. Nov. 10, 2025; Dec. 3, 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

* We grant Blankenship’s motion to amend, in part, to the extent he seeks to amend his informal brief, but deny the remainder of the relief sought in that motion. We deny Blankenship’s remaining motions.