UNPUBLISHED UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT

No. 96-2470

In Re: TYRONE THOMAS, Debtor. _________________________

MARIE BAXTER, Plaintiff - Appellee, versus

TYRONE THOMAS, Defendant - Appellant.

Appeal from the United States District Court for the Eastern Dis- trict of Virginia, at Alexandria. Albert V. Bryan, Jr., Senior District Judge. (CA-96-986-A, BK-90-10983-AB) Submitted: March 27, 1997 Decided: April 2, 1997

Before RUSSELL, LUTTIG, and MICHAEL, Circuit Judges.

Affirmed by unpublished per curiam opinion.

Tyrone Thomas, Appellant Pro Se. Neil David Goldman, YOUNG, GOLD- MAN, & VAN BEEK, Alexandria, Virginia, for Appellee.

Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit.

See Local Rule 36(c).

PER CURIAM: Appellant appeals from the district court's order affirming the bankruptcy court's orders imposing monetary sanctions on Appel- lant for failure to comply with discovery orders and denying recon- sideration. We have reviewed the record and the district court's opinion and find no reversible error. Accordingly, we affirm on the reasoning of the district court. Baxter v. Thomas, No. CA-96-986-A (E.D. Va. Oct. 7, 1996). We dispense with oral argument because the facts and legal contentions are adequately presented in the mate- rials before the court and argument would not aid the decisional process.

AFFIRMED