UNPUBLISHED

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT

No. 00-2048

CORINE BARNES,

Plaintiff - Appellant,

versus

SECRETARY, DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES,

Defendant - Appellee.

Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of Maryland, at Baltimore. Benson E. Legg, District Judge. (CA-99- 2501)

Submitted: November 9, 2000 Decided: November 15, 2000

Before WILKINS, WILLIAMS, and MOTZ, Circuit Judges.

Affirmed by unpublished per curiam opinion.

Corine Barnes, Appellant Pro Se. Larry David Adams, Assistant United States Attorney, Baltimore, Maryland, for Appellee.

Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit.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

Corine Barnes appeals the district court’s order dismissing

her civil action alleging employment discrimination. We have re-

viewed the record and the district court’s opinion and find no

reversible error. Accordingly, we affirm on the reasoning of the

district court. See Barnes v. Secretary, HHS, No. CA-99-2501 (D.

Md. July 17, 2000).* We dispense with oral argument because the

facts and legal contentions are adequately presented in the mate-

rials before the court and argument would not aid the decisional

process.

AFFIRMED

* Although the district court’s order is marked as “filed” on July 14, 2000, the district court’s records show that it was entered on the docket sheet on July 17, 2000. Pursuant to Rules 58 and 79(a) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, it is the date that the order was entered on the docket sheet that we take as the effective date of the district court’s decision. See Wilson v. Murray,

(4th Cir. 1986).

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