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    This document is a summary of a court case from the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit. James and Donna Francis filed a lawsuit against various individuals and the County of Lunenburg claiming some unknown wrongdoing. The district court entered judgment in favor of the defendants following a bench trial. The Court of Appeals reviewed the record and found no reversible error, affirming the district court's reasoning and ruling. The appeals court dispensed with oral arguments, finding the facts and legal arguments were adequately presented in the case materials.

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    This document is a summary of a court case from the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit. James and Donna Francis filed a lawsuit against various individuals and the County of Lunenburg claiming some unknown wrongdoing. The district court entered judgment in favor of the defendants following a bench trial. The Court of Appeals reviewed the record and found no reversible error, affirming the district court's reasoning and ruling. The appeals court dispensed with oral arguments, finding the facts and legal arguments were adequately presented in the case materials.

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    This document is a summary of a court case from the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit. James and Donna Francis filed a lawsuit against various individuals and the County of Lunenburg claiming some unknown wrongdoing. The district court entered judgment in favor of the defendants following a bench trial. The Court of Appeals reviewed the record and found no reversible error, affirming the district court's reasoning and ruling. The appeals court dispensed with oral arguments, finding the facts and legal arguments were adequately presented in the case materials.

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    UNPUBLISHED

    UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS


    FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT

    No. 99-2474

    JAMES FRANCIS; DONNA FRANCIS,


    Plaintiffs - Appellants,
    versus
    HELEN M. BARNES, Chairperson, individual and
    official capacities; JANE D. WELLONS, individual and official capacities; BRENDA J.
    JENNINGS, individual and official capacities;
    MICHAEL H. ANDERSON, individual and official
    capacities; JOHN W. HANKLEY, individual and
    official capacities; ROBERT G. ZAVA, individual and official capacities; ALVESTER L.
    EDMONDS, individual and official capacities;
    CAROL COLLINS, Superintendent, individual and
    official capacities; ALL OTHER UNKNOWN PERSONS; COUNTY OF LUNENBURG, individually and
    severally; BEVERLY POWELL, Guardian ad litem,
    Defendants - Appellees,
    and
    MELISSA FRANCIS, a minor interested party;
    JONATHAN FRANCIS, a minor interested party;
    CHRISTOPHER FRANCIS, a minor interested party;
    NIKKI FRANCIS, a minor interested party;
    JUSTIN FRANCIS, a minor interested party,
    Parties in Interest.

    Appeal from the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia, at Richmond. Richard L. Williams, Senior District Judge. (CA-97-658-3)

    Submitted:

    February 24,2000

    Decided:

    March 1, 2000

    Before MOTZ and KING, Circuit Judges, and BUTZNER, Senior Circuit
    Judge.
    Affirmed by unpublished per curiam opinion.

    James Francis, Donna Francis, Appellants Pro Se.


    Daniel T.
    Balfour, BEALE, BALFOUR, DAVIDSON & ETHERINGTON, P.C., Richmond,
    Virginia, for Appellees.
    Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit.
    See Local Rule 36(c).

    PER CURIAM:
    James Francis and Donna Francis appeal the district courts
    order entering judgment in favor of the Defendants following a
    bench trial.

    We have reviewed the record and the district courts

    opinion and find no reversible error.


    the reasoning of the district court.

    Accordingly, we affirm on
    See Francis v. Barnes, No.

    CA-97-658-3 (E.D. Va. Sept. 30, 1999).

    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.

    AFFIRMED
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