UNPUBLISHED

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT

No. 03-1085

SKIPPY INCORPORATED,

Plaintiff - Appellant,

versus

LIPTON INVESTMENTS, INCORPORATED; BESTFOODS, INCORPORATED; WILLIAM M. WEBNER; STEPHEN M. TRATTNER,

Defendants - Appellees.

Appeal from the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia, at Alexandria. James C. Cacheris, Senior District Judge. (CA-02-1571-A)

Submitted: August 29, 2003 Decided: September 12, 2003

Before WILKINSON, WIDENER, and WILLIAMS, Circuit Judges.

Affirmed by unpublished per curiam opinion.

Mary Helen Sears, M. H. SEARS LAW FIRM, Washington, D.C., for Appellant. Carol T. Stone, Camille Turner, JORDAN, COYNE & SAVITS, L.L.P., Fairfax, Virginia; W. Mack Webner, SUGHRUE MION, P.L.L.C., Washington, D.C., for Appellees.

Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit.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

Skippy Incorporated appeals the district court’s order

dismissing its complaint, among other reasons, for failure to state

a claim upon which relief can be granted, pursuant to Fed. R. Civ.

P. 12(b)(6). We have thoroughly reviewed the record and find no

reversible error. Accordingly, we affirm for the reasons stated by

the district court. See Skippy Inc. v. Lipton Investments, Inc.,

No. CA-02-1571-A (E.D. Va. Dec. 20, 2002). In light of our

disposition, we deny as moot Appellees’ motions for summary

affirmance. 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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