UNPUBLISHED

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT

No. 03-2180

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, EX REL. THOMAS V. PREVENSLIK, Pro se bringing this action on behalf of the United States of America,

Plaintiff - Appellant,

versus

UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON; UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN; UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA; LAWRENCE LIVERMORE LABORATORY; LAWRENCE CRUM; KENNETH SUSLICK; SETH PUTTERMAN; WILLIAM MOSS; ANDREAS PROSPERETTI; THE JOHNS HOPKINS HOSPITAL,

Defendants - Appellees.

Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of Maryland, at Baltimore. Marvin J. Garbis, Senior District Judge. (CA-02-1-80-MJG)

Submitted: February 2, 2004 Decided: March 15, 2004

Before LUTTIG, GREGORY, and SHEDD, Circuit Judges.

Affirmed by unpublished per curiam opinion.

Thomas V. Prevenslik, Appellant Pro Se. Robert Phillip Charrow, GREENBERG, TRAURIG, L.L.P., Washington, D.C., Susan Martielli, JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY, Baltimore, Maryland, for Appellees. Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit. See Local Rule 36(c).

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Thomas V. Prevenslik appeals the district court’s order

dismissing his action filed pursuant to the False Claims Act. We

have reviewed the record and find no reversible error.

Accordingly, we affirm for the reasons stated by the district

court. See United States of America, Ex Rel Prevenslik v.

University of Wash., No. CA-02-1-80-MJG (D. Md. filed June 20,

2003; entered June 23, 2003). We deny the motions for oral

argument and for appointment of counsel. 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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