UNPUBLISHED

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT

No. 12-1618

THOMAS P. BUDNICK,

Plaintiff – Appellant,

v.

PREMIER EXHIBITIONS, INC., parent of RMS Titanic, Inc., her tackle, armament, apparel, appurtenances, cargo and property within the abandoned vessel admiralty placer mining claim located about 414332 north latitude and 495649 west longitude, believed to be the RMS Titanic, in rem,

Defendant - Appellee.

Appeal from the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia, at Norfolk. Rebecca Beach Smith, Chief District Judge. (2:12-cv-00035-RBS-TEM)

Submitted: November 20, 2012 Decided: November 26, 2012

Before TRAXLER, Chief Judge, and SHEDD and FLOYD, Circuit Judges.

Affirmed by unpublished per curiam opinion.

Thomas P. Budnick, Appellant Pro Se. Erin Quinn Ashcroft, Robert W. McFarland, MCGUIRE WOODS, LLP, Norfolk, Virginia, for Appellee.

Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit.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

Thomas P. Budnick appeals the district court’s order

granting Defendant’s motion to dismiss. We have reviewed the

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

the reasons stated by the district court. Budnick v. Premier

Exhibitions, Inc., No. 2:12-cv-00035-RBS-TEM (E.D. Va. Apr. 10,

2012). We grant Budnick’s application to proceed in forma

pauperis. 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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