ROANOKE, VA FILED September 15, 2025 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT Laura. austin, CLERK FOR THE WESTERN DISTRICT OF VIRGINIA ® oa Beeson ROANOKE DIVISION DEPUTY CLERK

RAYSHAWN DEONTAE ROBINSON, _ ) ) Plaintiff, ) Case No. 7:25CV00338 ) ) OPINION ) KELLIE BREEDING, ET AL., ) JUDGE JAMES P. JONES ) Defendants. ) ) Rayshawn Deontae Robinson., Pro Se Plaintiff. The plaintiff, an unrepresented Virginia inmate, has filed a civil rights action under

, alleging that the defendants have erroneously calculated

scores related to his annual review. Upon review of the complaint, I find that the lawsuit must be summarily dismissed without prejudice. Specifically, Robinson complains that the defendants failed to credit him with forty points for completing the Thinking for a Change program and did not give him appropriate points for remaining infraction free and holding employment while attending classes. As relief, Robinson seeks monetary compensation and correction of the annual review findings. The court is required to dismiss any action or claim filed by a prisoner against a governmental entity or officer if the court determines the action or claim is

frivolous, malicious, or fails to state a claim on which relief may be granted. 28 U.S.C. § 1915A(b)(1). A frivolous claim is one that “lacks an arguable basis either

in law or in fact.” Neitzke v. Williams,

(1989). (interpreting frivolous in former version of

(d)). Section 1983 permits an aggrieved party to file a civil action against a person for actions taken under color of

state law that violated his constitutional rights. Cooper v. Sheehan,

(4th Cir. 2013). At most, Robinson contends that the defendants have not complied with classification procedures under state law or regulations of the Virginia Department of Corrections. State officials’ failure to abide by state

procedural regulations is not a federal constitutional issue, and is, therefore, not actionable under § 1983. Canada v. Clarke, No. 7:15CV00065,

, at *9 (W.D. Va. Sept. 27, 2016). Because Robinson has not stated facts showing

how the defendants violated his constitutional rights, I will summarily dismiss his claims without prejudice under § 1915A(b)(1) as frivolous. A separate Final Order will be entered herewith. DATED: September 15, 2025

/s/ JAMES P. JONES Senior United States District Judge