UNPUBLISHED

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT

No. 03-1395

CAROLYN M. RICHARDS, Plaintiff - Appellant,

versus

DONALD RUMSFELD, Secretary; UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE,

Defendants - Appellees, and

U. S. DEFENSE COMMISSARY AGENCY,

Defendant.

Appeal from the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia, at Alexandria. Claude M. Hilton, Chief District Judge. (CA-02-1114-A)

Submitted: October 31, 2003 Decided: January 14, 2004

Before NIEMEYER, LUTTIG, and SHEDD, Circuit Judges.

Affirmed by unpublished per curiam opinion.

Crystal A. G. Fisher, NATHANIEL D. JOHNSON & ASSOCIATES, L.L.C., Waldorf, Maryland, for Appellant. Paul J. McNulty, United States Attorney, Leslie B. McClendon, Assistant United States Attorney, Alexandria, Virginia, for Appellees.

Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit.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

Carolyn M. Richards appeals from the district court’s

order entering summary judgment in favor of the Defendant on her

employment discrimination action alleging a hostile work

environment and retaliation. We have reviewed the record,

including the parties’ briefs, and find no reversible error.

Accordingly, we affirm for the reasons stated by the district

court. See Richards v. Rumsfeld, No. CA-02-1114-A (E.D. Va. filed

Feb. 25, 2003; entered Feb. 26, 2003). 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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