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Azaniah BLANKUMSEE, Plaintiff - Appellant, v. Ricky FOXWELL, Warden of ECI; Robert Troxell, CDM; Dale Childers, Correctional Officer; Antoinette Perry, CPT at ECI; Medical Department at ECI, Defendants - Appellees.
In his 42 U.S.C. § 1983 (2018) action, Azaniah Blankumsee appeals the district court's orders (1) granting summary judgment to Defendants Ricky Foxwell, Robert Troxell, Dale Childers, and Antoinette Perry; and (2) dismissing the claims against the Medical Department at ECI, but granting Blankumsee 28 days to file a more definite statement providing the names of the individuals or parties that allegedly harmed him.* We have reviewed the record and find no reversible error. Accordingly, we affirm for the reasons stated by the district court. Blankumsee v. Foxwell, No. 8:18-cv-00106-PWG (D. Md. Jan. 10, 2019; filed Feb. 7, 2020 & entered Feb. 10, 2020). 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. The district court entered a final judgment dismissing Blankumsee's complaint on April 7, 2020. Although Blankumsee's appeal was interlocutory at the time he filed his notice of appeal, we now have jurisdiction to consider the appeal under the doctrine of cumulative finality. See Houck v. Substitute Tr. Servs., Inc., 791 F.3d 473, 479 (4th Cir. 2015).
PER CURIAM:
Affirmed by unpublished per curiam opinion. Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit.
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Docket No: No. 20-6295
Decided: July 28, 2020
Court: United States Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit.
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