Amaram v. VA State University

Filing 920080107

Opinion

UNPUBLISHED UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT

No. 07-1278

DONATUS I. AMARAM, Ph.D., Plaintiff - Appellant, versus VIRGINIA STATE UNIVERSITY; W. ERIC THOMAS, Ph.D., In his Official Capacity as Provost, Defendants - Appellees.

Appeal from the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia, at Richmond. James R. Spencer, Chief District Judge. (3:06-cv-00444-JRS)

Submitted:

December 14, 2007

Decided:

January 7, 2008

Before WILKINSON, KING, and DUNCAN, Circuit Judges.

Affirmed by unpublished per curiam opinion.

Wayne Marcus Scriven, SCRIVEN LAW OFFICES, Arlington, Virginia, for Appellant. Robert F. McDonnell, Attorney General of Virginia, William Cleveland Mims, Chief Deputy Attorney General, Maureen Riley Matsen, Deputy Attorney General, Sydney E. Rab, Senior Assistant Attorney General, Richmond, Virginia, for Appellees.

Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit.

PER CURIAM: Donatus I. Amaram appeals the district court's orders dismissing his claims of discrimination, retaliation, violation of due process, and breach of contract against his employer Virginia State University and its Provost. We have reviewed the briefs and Accordingly, we affirm Amaram v. Virginia

the record and find no reversible error.

for the reasons stated by the district court.

State University, No. 3:06-cv-00444-JRS (E.D. Va. Sept. 14, 2006 and Feb. 20, 2007). facts and legal before We dispense with oral argument because the are and adequately argument presented not in aid the the

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