UNPUBLISHED

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT

No. 02-2203

LORIA ANN PATTERSON,

Plaintiff - Appellant,

versus

THE AMERICAN KENNEL CLUB, a/k/a American Kennel Club, Incorporated,

Defendant - Appellee.

Appeal from the United States District Court for the Eastern District of North Carolina, at Raleigh. W. Earl Britt, Senior District Judge. (CA-01-20-5-BR)

Submitted: December 18, 2002 Decided: January 10, 2003

Before WILKINS, MOTZ, and TRAXLER, Circuit Judges.

Affirmed by unpublished per curiam opinion.

Loria Ann Patterson, Appellant Pro Se. Charles Matthew Keen, Sheri Lea Roberson, OGLETREE, DEAKINS, NASH, SMOAK & STEWART, Raleigh, North Carolina, for Appellee.

Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit.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

Loria Ann Patterson appeals the district court’s order

accepting the magistrate judge’s recommendation to grant

Defendant’s motion for sanctions and dismiss her claims under the

Equal Pay Act. We have reviewed the record and find no reversible

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

court. Patterson v. Am. Kennel Club, No. CA-01-20-5-BR (E.D.N.C.

Sept. 16, 2002). 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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