Pettiford v. NC Dept Health

• Court: Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
• Decided: May 19, 2003
• Docket: 02-2393
• Status: Unpublished

Opinion

UNPUBLISHED

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT

No. 02-2393

DORA P. PETTIFORD,

Plaintiff - Appellant,

versus

NORTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN RESOURCES; CAROL DONIN,

Defendants - Appellees.

Appeal from the United States District Court for the Middle District of North Carolina, at Greensboro. Frank W. Bullock, Jr., District Judge. (CA-01-485-1)

Submitted: April 24, 2003 Decided: May 19, 2003

Before NIEMEYER and TRAXLER, Circuit Judges, and HAMILTON, Senior Circuit Judge.

Affirmed by unpublished per curiam opinion.

Dora P. Pettiford, Appellant Pro Se. Thomas Matthew Woodward, Deputy Attorney General, Raleigh, North Carolina, for Appellees.

Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit. See Local Rule 36(c). PER CURIAM:

Dora P. Pettiford appeals the jury verdict in favor of her

former employer, the North Carolina Department of Health and Human

Resources, in her civil action in which she alleged retaliatory

treatment based upon her complaints of racial discrimination. We

have reviewed the record and find no reversible error. In reviewing

a jury verdict, we do not weigh evidence or review witness

credibility. See United States v. Saunders, 886 F.2d 56, 60 (4th

Cir. 1989). If, when taken in the light most favorable to the

plaintiff, there is substantial evidence to support the verdict, it

must be sustained. Vodrey v. Golden, 864 F.2d 28, 30 n.4 (4th Cir.

1988). Because we conclude substantial evidence supported the jury

verdict, we affirm. 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