UNPUBLISHED UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT

No. 12-2422

In re: JAMES RIFFIN, Debtor, ------------------------ JAMES RIFFIN, Debtor – Appellant, v. BALTIMORE COUNTY, MD; MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF THE ENVIRONMENT, Defendants – Appellees, and MARK JEROME FRIEDMAN, Trustee.

Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of Maryland, at Baltimore. Ellen L. Hollander, District Judge. (1:12-cv-00897-ELH)

Submitted: April 29, 2013 Decided: May 10, 2013

Before MOTZ, DAVIS, and FLOYD, Circuit Judges.

Affirmed by unpublished per curiam opinion.

James Riffin, Appellant Pro Se. Anne D’Arcy Byrnes Talley, OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL OF MARYLAND, Baltimore, Maryland, for Appellees.

Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit.

PER CURIAM: James Riffin appeals the district court’s orders: (1) dismissing his appeal from the bankruptcy court for failure to timely file an appellate brief, as required by Fed. R. Bankr. P. 8009, and (2) denying his motion for reconsideration. We have reviewed the record and find no reversible error. Accordingly, we affirm for the reasons stated by the district court. Riffin v. Baltimore County, MD, No. 1:12-cv-00897-ELH (D. Md. July 26, 2012; Nov. 2, 2012). We deny Riffin’s motion for sanctions and 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