UNPUBLISHED

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT

No. 09-1578

MANUEL T. RUFFIN,

Plaintiff – Appellant,

v.

DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS,

Defendant – Appellee.

Appeal from the United States District Court for the Eastern District of North Carolina, at Raleigh. Terrence W. Boyle, District Judge. (5:08-cv-00521-BO)

Submitted: November 5, 2009 Decided: November 18, 2009

Before MOTZ, GREGORY, and SHEDD, Circuit Judges.

Affirmed by unpublished per curiam opinion.

Manuel T. Ruffin, Appellant Pro Se.

Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit.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

Manuel T. Ruffin appeals the district court’s order

granting the Defendant’s motion to dismiss Ruffin’s employment

discrimination action under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure

12(b)(6). We have reviewed the record and find no reversible

error. Accordingly, we affirm for the reasons stated by the

district court. Ruffin v. Dep’t of Corr., No. 5:08-cv-00521-BO

(E.D.N.C. Apr. 30, 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.

AFFIRMED

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