Bender v. Gutierrez

Opinion

UNPUBLISHED

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT

No. 07-1263

EDWARD H. BENDER,

Plaintiff - Appellant,

versus

CARLOS M. GUTIERREZ, in his official capacity as U.S. Secretary of Commerce; PATRICIA A. KURKUL, in her official capacity as Regional Administrator for National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, National Marine Fisheries Service,

Defendants - Appellees.

Appeal from the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia, at Norfolk. Walter D. Kelley, Jr., District Judge. (2:03-cv-00519-WDK)

Submitted: August 23, 2007 Decided: August 28, 2007

Before WILLIAMS, Chief Judge, and WILKINS and HAMILTON, Senior Circuit Judges.

Affirmed by unpublished per curiam opinion.

Edward H. Bender, Appellant Pro Se. Katherine W. Hazard, Meredith Lisa Flax, UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE, Washington, D.C.; George Maralan Kelley, III, Assistant United States Attorney, Norfolk, Virginia, for Appellees.

Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit. PER CURIAM:

Edward H. Bender appeals the district court’s order

accepting the recommendation of the magistrate judge and denying

relief in his civil action. We have reviewed the record and find

no reversible error. Accordingly, we affirm for the reasons stated

by the district court. Bender v. Gutierrez, No. 2:03-cv-00519-WDK

(E.D. Va. Jan. 25, 2007). 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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