UNPUBLISHED

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT

No. 05-1745

JOE HILLIARD,

Plaintiff - Appellant,

versus

ANN VENEMAN, Secretary, United States Department of Agriculture; KENNETH RENTIERS, State Executive Director, Farm Service Agency; HAYNES CULLER, Orangeburg County Farm Service Agency,

Defendants - Appellees.

Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of South Carolina, at Orangeburg. Margaret B. Seymour, District Judge. (CA-04-22431-5)

Submitted: February 8, 2006 Decided: February 24, 2006

Before WILKINSON, WILLIAMS, and KING, Circuit Judges.

Affirmed by unpublished per curiam opinion.

Joe Hilliard, Appellant Pro Se. Christie Newman, OFFICE OF THE UNITED STATES ATTORNEY, Columbia, South Carolina, for Appellees.

Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit.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

Joe Hilliard appeals the district court's order

dismissing his civil action for failure to comply with the court’s

order. We have reviewed the record and find no abuse of

discretion. See Ballard v. Carlson,

(4th Cir. 1989).

Accordingly, we affirm on the reasoning of the district court. See

Hilliard v. Veneman, No. CA-04-22431-5 (D.S.C. June 14, 2005). 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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