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Firewalker-Fields v. Clarke

United States Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit
Jul 25, 2022
No. 21-7769 (4th Cir. Jul. 25, 2022)

Opinion

21-7769

07-25-2022

DAVID NIGHTHORSE FIREWALKER-FIELDS, Plaintiff - Appellant, v. HAROLD W. CLARKE, Director of the Virginia Department of Corrections, sued Individually and Official Capacity; IVAN GILMORE, Warden, Defendants - Appellees. and E. WITT, Grievance Coordinator and Ombudsman Sussex I State Prison, sued Individually and Official Capacity; SGT. RIDDICK, Night Sergeant Housing 2 Sussex I State Prison, sued Individually and Official Capacity; ISRAEL HAMILTON, Warden, Sussex I State Prison, sued Individually and Official Capacity; BARRY NARANO, Virginia Department of Corrections American with Disabilities "ADA" Coordinator, sued Individually and Official Capacity; VIRGINIA DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS, "Public Entity", sued Individually and Official Capacity; OFFICER MOSS, Recreation/Yard Officer, Sussex I State Prison, "Hostile Witness"; LIEUTENANT CLAIBORNE, Watch Commander, Sussex I State Prison, sued Individually and Official Capacity; TREATMENT OFFICER PALLONT, Shared Allied Management "SAM" Pod, sued Individually and Official Capacity; UNKNOWN DARBY, Sussex I State Prison Intelligence Unit, sued Individually and Official Capacity; LIEUTENANT BROWN, Sussex I State Prison Intelligence Unit, sued Individually and Official Capacity; SGT. DUNLEAVY, Sussex I State Prison Intelligence Unit, sued Individually and Official Capacity; SGT. LABOY, Sussex I State Prison Intelligence Unit, sued Individually and Official Capacity; MS. FOREMAN, Operations Officer, Sussex I State Prison, sued Individually and Official Capacity; MR. VON CAMPER, Institutional Program Manager, Sussex I State, sued Individually and Official Capacity; Y. ADAMS, Unit Manager of Housing Unit 2/Institutional ADA Coordinator, Sussex I State Prison, Sussex I State Prison Intelligence Unit, sued Individually and Official Capacity; K. COSBY, Regional Ombudsman, Sussex I State Prison Intelligence Unit, sued Individually and Official Capacity; ANTHONY D. WHITE, Assistant Warden, Sussex I State Prison, Sussex I State Prison Intelligence Unit, sued Individually and Official Capacity; CHRISTOPHER J. GENSINGER, Virginia Department of Corrections, Sussex I State Prison Intelligence Unit, sued Individually and Official Capacity; LIEUTENANT COLSTON, Building Lieutenant, Sussex I State Prison Intelligence Unit, sued Individually and Official Capacity; CHAPLAIN JONES, Grace Inside Chaplain Services, Chaplain, Sussex I State Prison, Sussex I State Prison Intelligence Unit, sued Individually and Official Capacity; OFFICER TUELL, Property Officer, Sussex I State Prison, Sussex I State Prison Intelligence Unit, sued Individually and Official Capacity; MS. WELLINGTON, Sussex I ADA Coordinator, Sussex I State Prison Intelligence Unit, sued Individually and Official Capacity; SAFETY OFFICER STITH, Sussex I State Prison, Sussex I State Prison Intelligence Unit, sued Individually and Official Capacity; BRIAN MORAN, Secretary of Public Safety, Sussex I State Prison Intelligence Unit, sued Individually and Official Capacity; RALPH NORTHAM, sued Individually and Official Capacity; MS. WETHINGTON, ADA Coordinator SISP; MR. VAN KAMPIN, Institutional Program Manager; OFFICER ENIS, Housing Unit; MS. HARRIS, Chief of Housing SISP; OFFICER MS. WALTERS, Housing Unit 2 Officer SISP; OFFICER D. GARCIA, Housing Unit 2 Officer SISP; J. ADAMS, Unit Manager; OFFICER E. COLEMAN, Housing Unit 2 Booth Officer; MAJOR NEWBIE, SISP Manager; I. T. GILMORE, Warden, Sussex I State Prison, sued Individually and Official Capacity, Defendants.

David Nighthorse Firewalker-Fields, Appellant Pro Se.


UNPUBLISHED

Submitted: July 21, 2022 1

Appeal from the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia, at Alexandria. Claude M. Hilton, Senior District Judge. (1:20-cv-00599-CMH-IDD)

David Nighthorse Firewalker-Fields, Appellant Pro Se.

Before MOTZ, HARRIS, and RUSHING, Circuit Judges.

Affirmed by unpublished per curiam opinion.

Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit. 2

PER CURIAM

David Nighthorse Firewalker-Fields appeals the district court's order denying relief on his 42 U.S.C. § 1983 complaint. We have reviewed the record and find no reversible error. Accordingly, we affirm the district court's order. Firewalker-Fields v. Clarke, No. 1:20-cv-00599-CMH-IDD (E.D. Va., Dec. 2, 2021). We also deny Curiae Disability Party's motion to file an amicus curiae brief. 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 3


Summaries of

Firewalker-Fields v. Clarke

United States Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit
Jul 25, 2022
No. 21-7769 (4th Cir. Jul. 25, 2022)
Case details for

Firewalker-Fields v. Clarke

Case Details

Full title:DAVID NIGHTHORSE FIREWALKER-FIELDS, Plaintiff - Appellant, v. HAROLD W…

Court:United States Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit

Date published: Jul 25, 2022

Citations

No. 21-7769 (4th Cir. Jul. 25, 2022)

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