UNPUBLISHED

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT

No. 12-2270

LARRY FRANCIS WILLIAMS,

Plaintiff - Appellant,

v.

BOARD OF EDUCATION OF WICOMICO COUNTY; JOHN FREDERICKSEN, Ph.D., (Individually and in his Official Capacity) Superintendent of Schools; STEPHANIE MOSES, (Individually & in her Official Capacity) Director of Human Resources; THOMAS FIELD, (Individually & in his Official Capacity) Former Interim Superintendent; UNKNOWN DEFENDANTS, Individually & in their Official Capacities; WILLIAM CAIN, Individually & in his Official Capacity, Assistant Superintendent,

Defendants - Appellees.

Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of Maryland, at Baltimore. William M. Nickerson, Senior District Judge. (1:10-cv-03582-WMN)

Submitted: January 23, 2013 Decided: February 27, 2013

Before GREGORY, SHEDD, and DIAZ, Circuit Judges.

Affirmed by unpublished per curiam opinion.

Larry Francis Williams, Appellant Pro Se. Andrew G. Scott, Leslie Robert Stellman, PESSIN KATZ LAW, P.A., Towson, Maryland; Cullen B. Casey, Gregory Lee VanGeison, ANDERSON, COE & KING, Baltimore, Maryland, for Appellees.

Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit.

2 PER CURIAM:

Larry Francis Williams appeals the district court’s

order awarding the Defendants summary judgment on his equal

protection claim, in violation of

(2006), race

discrimination claim, in violation of

(2006),

and defamation claim. We have reviewed the record and find no

reversible error. Accordingly, although we grant leave to

proceed in forma pauperis, we affirm for the reasons stated by

the district court. Williams v. Bd. of Educ. of Wicomico Cnty.,

No. 1:10-cv-03582-WMN (D. Md. Oct. 1, 2012). We deny Williams’

motion for appointment of counsel. We dispense with oral

argument because the facts and legal contentions are adequately

presented in the materials before this court and argument would

not aid the decisional process.

AFFIRMED

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