UNPUBLISHED

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT

No. 97-2489

WILLIAM D. LUCAS,

Plaintiff - Appellant,

versus

MARVIN RUNYON, Postmaster General of the United States,

Defendant - Appellee.

Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of South Carolina, at Columbia. Joseph F. Anderson, Jr., District Judge. (CA-96-1337-3-17BD)

Submitted: February 10, 1998 Decided: February 26, 1998

Before MOTZ, Circuit Judge, and HALL and PHILLIPS, Senior Circuit Judges.

Affirmed by unpublished per curiam opinion.

William D. Lucas, Appellant Pro Se. Barbara Murcier Bowens, OFFICE OF THE UNITED STATES ATTORNEY, Columbia, South Carolina, for Appellee.

Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit.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

Appellant appeals the district court's order granting summary

judgment in favor of Defendant in his employment discrimination

action. We have reviewed the record and the district court's opin-

ion and find no reversible error. Further, we note that civil liti-

gants have no right to counsel, so Appellant's assertion of poor representation by his counsel below does not provide a basis for

appellate relief. Accordingly, we affirm on the reasoning of the

district court. Lucas v. Runyon, No. CA-96-1337-3-17BD (D.S.C. Sept. 30, 1997). 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

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