UNPUBLISHED
UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT
No. 03-2414
JAMES L. ALSTON,
Plaintiff - Appellant,
versus
THE HEARST CORPORATION, a/k/a Hearst Business
Communications, Incorporated,
Defendant - Appellee.
Appeal from the United States District Court for the Western
District of North Carolina, at Charlotte. Graham C. Mullen, Chief
District Judge. (CA-02-22-3)
Submitted: July 26, 2004 Decided: August 11, 2004
Before WIDENER, LUTTIG, and WILLIAMS, Circuit Judges.
Affirmed by unpublished per curiam opinion.
James L. Alston, Appellant Pro Se. Sarah J. Kromer, James William
Haldin, MOORE & VAN ALLEN, Charlotte, North Carolina, for Appellee.
Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit.
See Local Rule 36(c).
PER CURIAM:
James L. Alston appeals the district court’s order
granting summary judgment in favor of Hearst and dismissing
Alston’s 42 U.S.C. § 1981 (2000) complaint. We have reviewed the
record and the district court’s order and find no reversible error.
Accordingly, we affirm substantially on the reasoning of the
district court, finding that Alston’s action is barred by his
execution of a valid release. See Alston v. The Hearst
Corporation, No. CA-02-22-3 (W.D.N.C. Sept. 15, 2003). 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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