SPENCE v. COUNTY OF ARLINGTON VIRGINIA (2018)

Jo Spence appeals the district court's order denying relief on her 42 U.S.C. § 1983 (2012) complaint. We have reviewed the record and find no reversible error. Accordingly, we affirm substantially for the reasons stated by the district court.^* Spence v. County of Arlington, No. 1:17-cv-00665-LO-TCB, 2017 WL 8786974 (E.D. Va. Nov. 30, 2017). 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.   “To state a claim under § 1983 a plaintiff must allege the violation of a right secured by the Constitution and laws of the United States, and must show that the alleged deprivation was committed by a person acting under color of state law.” Loftus v. Bobzien, 848 F.3d 278, 284–85 (4th Cir. 2017) (internal quotation marks omitted). Even assuming the responding officers acted under color of state law, we find that the district court properly dismissed Spence's complaint on the ground that she failed to allege a colorable violation of a right secured by the Constitutional and laws of the United States.

PER CURIAM:

Affirmed by unpublished per curiam opinion. Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit.