Edwards v. Newport News Shipbld

UNPUBLISHED UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT No. 04-1592 OTIS O. EDWARDS, Plaintiff - Appellant, versus NEWPORT NEWS SHIPBUILDING AND DRY DOCK COMPANY; LOCAL UNION 8888, UNITED STEELWORKERS OF AMERICA, Defendants - Appellees. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia, at Newport News. Jerome B. Friedman, District Judge. (CA-97-46-4) Submitted: September 16, 2004 Decided: September 21, 2004 Before LUTTIG, KING, and DUNCAN, Circuit Judges. Affirmed by unpublished per curiam opinion. Otis O. Edwards, Appellant Pro Se. Dean C. Berry, NEWPORT NEWS SHIPBUILDING & DRY DOCK CO., Newport News, Virginia; Kenneth Michael Reiss, NORTHROP GRUMMAN CORPORATION, Arlington, Virginia; David I. Goldman, Associate General Counsel, Daniel Martin Kovalik, UNITED STEELWORKERS OF AMERICA, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania; James J. Vergara, Jr., VERGARA & ASSOCIATES, Hopewell, Virginia, for Appellees. Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit. See Local Rule 36(c). - 2 - PER CURIAM: Otis O. Edwards appeals the district court’s order denying his motion for reconsideration of the dismissal of his employment discrimination suit. We have reviewed the record and find no reversible error. Accordingly, we affirm for the reasons stated by the district court. See Edwards v. Newport News Shipbldg. & Dry Dock Co., No. CA-97-46-4 (E.D. Va. Apr. 27, 2004). 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 - 3 -