UNPUBLISHED

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT

No. 00-1638

KEN BATCHELDER, M.A.,

Plaintiff - Appellant,

versus

MARK L. EARLEY, Attorney General of Virginia; ROBERT GROSS; GILLIAN T. CELL, Provost; GEOFFREY FEISS; CHANDOS BROWN; ROBERT B. ARCHIBALD, Dean; FRANZ GROSS, Dean; ROBERT SCHOLNICK; ANY OTHER COLLEGE OR STATE OF VIRGINIA OFFICIALS YET TO BE NAMED,

Defendants - Appellees.

Appeal from the United States District Court for the Eastern Dis- trict of Virginia, at Newport News. Henry C. Morgan, Jr., District Judge. (CA-99-44-4)

Submitted: September 21, 2000 Decided: September 27, 2000

Before WILKINS, NIEMEYER, and TRAXLER, Circuit Judges.

Affirmed by unpublished per curiam opinion.

Ken Batchelder, Appellant Pro Se. Joan W. Murphy, OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL OF VIRGINIA, Richmond, Virginia, for Appellees.

Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit.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

Ken Batchelder appeals the district court’s order dismissing

his action challenging his dismissal from a graduate program at the

College of William and Mary. We have reviewed the record and the

district court’s opinion and find no reversible error. Accord-

ingly, we affirm on the reasoning of the district court. See

Batchelder v. Earley, No. CA-99-44-4 (E.D. Va. Apr. 18, 2000). 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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