UNPUBLISHED UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT

No. 02-2255

ESTELLE C. GRAINGER, Plaintiff - Appellant, versus

JO ANNE B. BARNHART, COMMISSIONER OF SOCIAL SECURITY, Defendant - Appellee.

Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of Maryland, at Baltimore. Frederic N. Smalkin, District Judge. (CA- 02-2135-S)

Submitted: January 16, 2003 Decided: January 22, 2003

Before WILLIAMS, KING, and GREGORY, Circuit Judges.

Affirmed by unpublished per curiam opinion.

Estelle C. Grainger, Appellant Pro Se. Thomas Michael DiBiagio, United States Attorney, Tarra R. DeShields-Minnis, OFFICE OF THE UNITED STATES ATTORNEY, Baltimore, Maryland, for Appellee.

Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit.

See Local Rule 36(c).

PER CURIAM: Estelle C. Grainger appeals the district court’s order dismissing her employment discrimination complaint without prejudice. We conclude, as did the district court, that Grainger failed to exhaust her administrative remedies. Accordingly, we affirm for the reasons stated by the district court. See Grainger v. Barnhart, No. CA-02-2135-S (D. Md. Oct. 21, 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