UNPUBLISHED

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT

No. 98-2139

DANIEL BREEDEN,

Plaintiff - Appellant,

versus

DUKE UNIVERSITY,

Defendant - Appellee.

Appeal from the United States District Court for the Middle Dis- trict of North Carolina, at Durham. Frank W. Bullock, Jr., Chief District Judge. (CA-96-1075-1)

Submitted: January 29, 1999 Decided: February 17, 1999

Before MICHAEL and KING, Circuit Judges, and BUTZNER, Senior Cir- cuit Judge.

Affirmed by unpublished per curiam opinion.

Daniel Breeden, Appellant Pro Se. John Morgan Simpson, FULBRIGHT & JAWORSKI, Washington, D.C., for Appellee.

Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit.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

Daniel Breeden appeals the district court’s order granting

Duke University’s motion to confirm the arbitrator’s award.

Breeden did not oppose the motion to confirm in the district court,

thus none of the issues raised by Breeden in his informal brief

were presented below. Claims not raised in the district court

generally will not be considered on appeal. See Muth v. United

States,

(4th Cir. 1993). Accordingly, we affirm

the district court’s order. We dispense with oral argument because

the facts and legal contentions are adequately presented in the ma-

terials before the court and argument would not aid the decisional

process.

AFFIRMED

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