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Richardson v. Counts

United States Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit
Feb 2, 2010
363 F. App'x 219 (4th Cir. 2010)

Opinion

No. 09-7665.

Submitted: January 13, 2010.

Decided: February 2, 2010.

Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of South Carolina, at Rock Hill. David C. Norton, Chief District Judge. (0:09-cv-01997-DCN).

Alonzo Richardson, Appellant Pro Se.

Before WILKINSON, NIEMEYER, and DUNCAN, Circuit Judges.


Affirmed by unpublished PER CURIAM opinion.

Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit.


Alonzo Richardson appeals the district court's order denying relief on his 42 U.S.C. § 1983 (2006) complaint. We have reviewed the record and find no reversible error. Accordingly, we affirm the district court's judgment See Richardson v. Counts, No. 0:09-cv-01997-DCN (D.S.C. filed Aug. 31, 2009 entered Sept. 1, 2009). We dispense with oral argument because the facts and legal contentions are adequately presented in the materials before the court and argument would not aid the decisional process.

Although Richardson's claim that Defendant Counts made false representations in his application for an arrest warrant falls under the Fourth Amendment exception noted in Heck v. Humphrey, 512 U.S. 477, 487 n. 7, 114 S.Ct. 2364, 129 L.Ed.2d 383 (1994), termination favorable to the plaintiff in the prior criminal proceeding is an essential element of a § 1983 claim based on a seizure in violation of the Fourth Amendment. Lambert v. Williams, 223 F.3d 257, 262 n. 3 (4th Cir. 2000); Brooks v. City of Winston-Salem, 85 F.3d 178, 182-83 (4th Cir. 1996). We accordingly affirm the district court's dismissal of Richardson's constitutional claim on the ground that Richardson made no allegation of such a favorable termination.

AFFIRMED.


Summaries of

Richardson v. Counts

United States Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit
Feb 2, 2010
363 F. App'x 219 (4th Cir. 2010)
Case details for

Richardson v. Counts

Case Details

Full title:Alonzo RICHARDSON, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Charles E. COUNTS…

Court:United States Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit

Date published: Feb 2, 2010

Citations

363 F. App'x 219 (4th Cir. 2010)

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