UNPUBLISHED

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT

No. 08-1775

VALERIE HESTER,

Plaintiff – Appellant,

v.

ELLIOTT ARMSTRONG; PARAMOUNT OF RALEIGH, LLC,

Defendants – Appellees,

and

PINE TREE VILLA ASSISTED LIVING FACILITY,

Defendant.

Appeal from the United States District Court for the Eastern District of North Carolina, at Raleigh. Malcolm J. Howard, Senior District Judge. (5:07-cv-00458-H)

Submitted: January 13, 2009 Decided: January 15, 2009

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

Affirmed by unpublished per curiam opinion.

Valerie Hester, Appellant Pro Se.

Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit.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

Valerie Hester appeals the district court’s order

granting the Defendants’ motion to dismiss and dismissing

Hester’s complaint without prejudice for failure to properly

serve process on the Defendants. We have reviewed the record

and find no reversible error. Accordingly, we affirm for the

reasons stated by the district court. Hester v. Armstrong,

No. 5:07-cv-00458-H (E.D.N.C. June 19, 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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