ROY FRANKLIN ECHOLS JR v. CSX TRANSPORTATION INCORPORATED (2017)

United States Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit.

ROY FRANKLIN ECHOLS, JR., Plaintiff - Appellant, v. CSX TRANSPORTATION, INCORPORATED, Defendant - Appellee.

No. 17-6827

Decided: October 20, 2017

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

Roy Franklin Echols, Jr., Appellant Pro Se. Dustin Mitchell Paul, VANDEVENTER BLACK, LLP, Norfolk, Virginia, for Appellee.

Roy Franklin Echols, Jr., appeals the district court's order dismissing, as time-barred, his action brought pursuant to the Federal Employers' Liability Act (FELA), 45 U.S.C. §§ 51 to 60 (2012). We have reviewed the record and find no reversible error. Accordingly, we affirm for the reasons stated by the district court. Echols v. CSX Transp., Inc., No. 3:16-cv-00294-REP-RCY (E.D. Va. June 13, 2017). We grant Echols' motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis ^* but deny his motions for appointment of counsel and to compel production of documents. 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

FOOTNOTES

FOOTNOTE. Appellant's in forma pauperis status is conditioned on payment of the filing fee in installments under the Prison Litigation Reform Act, in accordance with the court's order of July 18, 2017.

PER CURIAM:

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