UNPUBLISHED

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT

No. 00-1984

WILLIAM M. NOBLES, d/b/a Stebrita Music,

Plaintiff - Appellant,

versus

CARLIN AMERICA, INCORPORATED; TRIO MUSIC COM- PANY, INCORPORATED,

Defendants - Appellees,

and

LIEBER & STOLLER,

Defendants.

Appeal from the United States District Court for the Eastern Dis- trict of North Carolina, at Greenville. Malcolm J. Howard, District Judge. (CA-99-98-4-H)

Submitted: December 20, 2000 Decided: January 8, 2001

Before WIDENER and WILLIAMS, Circuit Judges, and HAMILTON, Senior Circuit Judge.

Affirmed by unpublished per curiam opinion. Robert L. White, Greenville, North Carolina, for Appellant. Robert C. Osterberg, ABELMAN, FRAYNE & SCHWAB, New York, New York, for Appellees.

Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit.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

PER CURIAM:

William M. Nobles appeals the district court’s order applying

the doctrine of laches to his claim and entering summary judgment

in favor of the Defendants. We have reviewed the record and the

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

ly, we affirm on the reasoning of the district court. Nobles v.

Carlin America, Inc., No. CA-99-98-4-H (E.D.N.C. June 20, 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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