UNPUBLISHED

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT

No. 02-1390

In Re: RICHARD HAMLETT,

Debtor.

RICHARD HAMLETT,

Plaintiff - Appellant,

versus

EVELYN K. KRIPPENDORF, Trustee,

Trustee - Appellee.

Appeal from the United States District Court for the Western District of Virginia, at Roanoke. James C. Turk, District Judge. (CA-02-60-7, BK-98-2653-7-RKR, AP-00-146-7)

Submitted: September 30, 2002 Decided: October 10, 2002

Before NIEMEYER and MOTZ, Circuit Judges, and HAMILTON, Senior Circuit Judge.

Affirmed by unpublished per curiam opinion.

Gary M. Bowman, Roanoke, Virginia, for Appellant. Evelyn K. Krippendorf, THE KRIPPENDORF FIRM, Roanoke, Virginia, for Appellee. Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit. See Local Rule 36(c).

PER CURIAM:

Richard Hamlett appeals the district court’s order affirming

the bankruptcy court’s order denying Hamlett’s motion to reconsider

a prior order denying his request to file a late notice of appeal.

Our review of the record, the parties’ briefs, and the opinions

below discloses no reversible error. Accordingly, we affirm on the

reasoning of the district court. See Hamlett v. Krippendorf, No.

CA-02-60-7 (E.D. Va. Mar. 21, 2002); No. BK-98-2653-7-RKR (Bankr.

W.D. Va. Dec. 4, 2001). 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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