UNPUBLISHED

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT

No. 03-2219

KARL G. BYRD, SR.,

Plaintiff - Appellant,

versus

THE BALTIMORE SUN COMPANY; BALTIMORE GRAPHIC COMMUNICATIONS UNION #31; ROBERT STALLINGS, President, Baltimore Graphic Communications Union #31,

Defendants - Appellees.

Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of Maryland, at Baltimore. J. Frederick Motz, District Judge. (CA- 00-2677-JFM)

Submitted: August 27, 2004 Decided: October 15, 2004

Before LUTTIG, WILLIAMS, and KING, Circuit Judges.

Affirmed by unpublished per curiam opinion.

Ralph T. Byrd, Laytonsville, Maryland, for Appellant. Howard K. Kurman, Laura L. Hoppenstein, OFFIT, KURMAN, YUMKAS & DENICK, P.A., Owings Mills, Maryland; Charles Lamasa, Baltimore, Maryland, for Appellees.

Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit.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

Karl G. Byrd, Sr., appeals the district court’s order

granting Defendants’ motion for summary judgment in Byrd’s

employment discrimination action and denying Byrd’s motion for a

continuance and motion to strike materials submitted in support of

summary judgment. We have reviewed the record and find no

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

district court. See Byrd v. Baltimore Sun Co., No. CA-00-2677-JFM

(D. Md. Aug. 29, 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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