UNPUBLISHED

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT

No. 08-7578

ROBERT SMALLS,

Plaintiff – Appellant,

v.

GRADY LESLIE PATTERSON, JR., State Treasurer; LOUIE A. JACOBS, Commissioner of Banking – EH Cooper Trust Fund; SC FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS; EH COOPER TRUST FUND,

Defendants – Appellees.

Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of South Carolina, at Beaufort. R. Bryan Harwell, District Judge. (9:07-cv-03095-RBH)

Submitted: January 13, 2009 Decided: January 16, 2009

Before WILLIAMS, Chief Judge, and TRAXLER and KING, Circuit Judges.

Affirmed by unpublished per curiam opinion.

Robert Smalls, Appellant Pro Se.

Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit. PER CURIAM:

Robert Smalls appeals the district court’s order

accepting the recommendation of the magistrate judge and denying

relief on his

(2000) complaint. We have

reviewed the record and find no reversible error. Accordingly,

we deny Smalls’ motion for appointment of counsel and affirm for

the reasons stated by the district court. Smalls v. Patterson,

No. 9:07-cv-03095-RBH (D.S.C. July 22, 2008). 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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