UNPUBLISHED UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT

No. 09-1317

JOHN D. BLACK, Plaintiff - Appellant, v. NEW JERSEY, Government; CITY OF NEWARK, a municipal corporation of the state of New Jersey; RONALD RICE, New Jersey State Senator; HOMEDEPORE, NJ; ANDTE SIGMONE; LUIS PROPERTIES, LLC; NEW JERSEY MOTOR VEHICLE SERVICE COMMISSION; JAMES SHARP; CORY BOOKER, Mayor of Newark, NJ, Defendants - Appellees.

Appeal from the United States District Court for the Eastern District of North Carolina, at Raleigh. James C. Fox, Senior District Judge. (5:08-cv-00193-F)

Submitted: October 15, 2009 Decided: October 19, 2009

Before SHEDD, DUNCAN, and AGEE, Circuit Judges.

Dismissed by unpublished per curiam opinion.

John D. Black, Appellant Pro Se. Albert D. Barnes, OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL, Trenton, New Jersey; Wayne Joseph Martorelli, Deputy Attorney General, Trenton, New Jersey; Charles Edward Raynal, IV, PARKER, POE, ADAMS & BERNSTEIN, LLP, Raleigh, North Carolina; Ronald H. Garber, BOXLEY, BOLTON, GARBER & HAYWOOD, LLP, Raleigh, North Carolina, for Appellees.

Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit.

PER CURIAM: John D. Black appeals the district court’s order dismissing his civil action for improper venue. We have reviewed the record and find no reversible error. Accordingly, we deny leave to proceed in forma pauperis and dismiss the appeal for the reasons stated by the district court. Black v. New Jersey, No. 5:08-cv-00193-F (E.D.N.C. Mar. 4, 2009). 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.

DISMISSED