UNPUBLISHED

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT

No. 97-1571

KAREN HOBBS; DIANE MARKMAN MCCLARD,

Plaintiffs - Appellants,

versus

COUNTY OF PRINCE WILLIAM,

Defendant - Appellee.

Appeal from the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia, at Alexandria. Claude M. Hilton, District Judge. (CA-97-538-A)

Submitted: October 27, 1997 Decided: November 26, 1997

Before WIDENER and MURNAGHAN, Circuit Judges, and PHILLIPS, Senior Circuit Judge.

Affirmed by unpublished per curiam opinion.

Michael J. Beattie, Fairfax, Virginia, for Appellants. Sharon Pandak, County Attorney, Stephen A. MacIsaac, Deputy County Attorney, PRINCE WILLIAM COUNTY, Prince William, Virginia, for Appellee.

Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit. See Local Rule 36(c). PER CURIAM:

Karen Hobbs and Diane Markman McClard appeal the denial of

their motion for a temporary restraining order and preliminary

injunction in this action alleging in conclusory terms various acts

of gender discrimination by their employer, Prince William County

(Virginia). After a hearing, the district court denied the motion for interlocutory injunctive relief, principally for failure to

demonstrate any irreparable injury from the conduct seemingly chal-

lenged. Reviewing that decision for abuse of discretion, we have

carefully considered the briefs and record and, finding no abuse of discretion, affirm essentially on the reasoning of the district

court. Hobbs et al. v. Prince William County, C.A. No. 97-538-A (E.D. Va. April 21, 1997).

AFFIRMED

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