UNPUBLISHED UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT

No. 96-2144

GREGORY L. A. THOMAS, Chartered, Plaintiff - Appellant, versus

BELL ATLANTIC MARYLAND, INCORPORATED, Defendant - Appellee.

No. 96-2478

GREGORY L. A. THOMAS, Chartered, Plaintiff - Appellant, versus BELL ATLANTIC MARYLAND, INCORPORATED, Defendant - Appellee.

Appeals from the United States District Court for the District of Maryland, at Greenbelt. Peter J. Messitte, District Judge. (CA- 96-1488-PJM)

Submitted: June 17, 1997 Decided: September 3, 1997 Before HALL, NIEMEYER, and MOTZ, Circuit Judges.

No. 96-2144 dismissed and No. 96-2478 affirmed by unpublished per curiam opinion.

Gregory Lee Andrew Thomas, Appellant Pro Se. Donald P. Maiberger, ANDERSON & QUINN, Rockville, Maryland, for Appellee.

Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit.

See Local Rule 36(c).

PER CURIAM: Appellant appeals two orders entered in an action challenging billing practices in connection with a change of telephone service.

In No. 96-2478, 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.* Thomas v. Bell Atlantic Md., Inc., No. CA-96-1488-PJM (D. Md. Sept. 19, 1996). In light of this decision, the appeal in No. 96-2144 from the denial of injunctive relief is moot. Accordingly, we dismiss that appeal.

We deny Appellant's motion to file a supplemental appendix. We dis- pense 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.

No. 96-2144 - DISMISSED No. 96-2478 - AFFIRMED

* To the extent that the district court’s order could be construed as a dismissal without prejudice for failure to exhaust state administrative remedies, we note that even if Appellant exhausted such remedies, there would be no federal jurisdiction over this case.