UNPUBLISHED
UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT
No. 08-1268
LAWRENCE VERLINE WILDER, SR.,
Plaintiff - Appellant,
v.
BRENDA J. DAVIS,
Defendant - Appellee.
Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of
Maryland, at Baltimore. William D. Quarles, Jr., District
Judge. (1:97-cv-02509-FNS)
Submitted: March 12, 2010 Decided: March 30, 2010
Before MOTZ, KING, and DUNCAN, Circuit Judges.
Affirmed by unpublished per curiam opinion.
Lawrence Verline Wilder, Sr., Appellant Pro Se.
Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit.
PER CURIAM:
Lawrence Verline Wilder, Sr., appeals the district
court’s order denying his motion to reconsider the denial of his
request to reopen a civil action that has been closed for ten
years. We have reviewed the record and find no abuse of
discretion. See Heyman v. M.L. Mktg. Co., 116 F.3d 91, 94 (4th
Cir. 1997) (providing standard). Accordingly, we deny Wilder’s
motion for appointment of counsel and 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
Wilder filed a pro se notice of appeal outside of the
appeal period, and we remanded to the district court to
determine whether Wilder had demonstrated excusable neglect or
good cause warranting an extension of the appeal period. See
Wilder v. Davis, 298 F. App’x 225 (4th Cir. 2008) (No. 08-1268).
The district court found Wilder demonstrated excusable neglect
and therefore deemed the notice of appeal timely filed.
Accordingly, we review the appeal on the merits.
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