SHULER v. ORANGEBURG COUNTY SHERIFF'S DEPT.

No. 20-6778.

71 F.4th 236 (2023)

Melodie SHULER, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. ORANGEBURG COUNTY SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT; Sheriff Leroy Ravenell, in his individual and official capacity; Captain Antonia Turkvant, in her individual and official capacity; Chief Kenneth Kinsey, in his individual and official capacity; Captain Lacrea Jenkins, in his individual and official capacity; Lieutenant Coyler, in his individual and official capacity; Sergeant Allen Hunter, in his individual and official capacity; Franklin Ashley Williams, in his individual and official capacity as a deputy sheriff of Orangeburg Sheriff's Office; Michael Lawrence, in his individual and official capacity as a deputy sheriff of Orangeburg Sheriff's Office; John Stuke, in his individual and official capacity as a deputy sheriff of Orangeburg Sheriff's Office; Derek Howell, in his individual and official capacity as a deputy sheriff of Orangeburg Sheriff's Office; Andre Brisbon, in his individual and official capacity as a deputy sheriff of Orangeburg Sheriff's Office; Chris Powell, in his individual and official capacity as a deputy sheriff of Orangeburg Sheriff's Office, Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit.

Decided: June 23, 2023.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

ARGUED: David Mitchell Parker , HUNTON ANDREWS KURTH, LLP, Richmond, Virginia, for Appellant. Andrew Lindemann , LINDEMANN LAW FIRM, P.A., Columbia, South Carolina, for Appellees. ON BRIEF: Norma A.T. Jeff , NESS & JEFF, LLC, Bamberg, South Carolina, for Appellees.

Vacated and remanded by published opinion. Chief Judge Gregory wrote the opinion, in which Judge Wynn and Judge Diaz joined.


Melodie Shuler, an attorney, filed a civil rights action against two Orangeburg County, South Carolina sheriff's deputies (collectively, the "defendants"). As a pro se plaintiff, Shuler received repeated notice of the requirement to immediately inform the court of any change in her address. After Shuler failed to provide...

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