UNPUBLISHED

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT

No. 16-2067

L. RUTHER,

Plaintiff - Appellant,

v.

UNITED STATES,

Defendant - Appellee.

Appeal from the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia, at Alexandria. Leonie M. Brinkema, District Judge. (1:16-cv-00996-LMB-MSN)

Submitted: January 31, 2017 Decided: February 2, 2017

Before WILKINSON, KEENAN, and THACKER, Circuit Judges.

Dismissed by unpublished per curiam opinion.

L. Ruther, Appellant Pro Se.

Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit.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

L. Ruther appeals the district court’s order denying his

motion to stay. The district court denied relief because

Ruther’s underlying civil action was no longer pending before

the court and Ruther offered no valid basis for a stay. We have

reviewed the record and find no reversible error. Accordingly,

we deny Ruther leave to proceed in forma pauperis and dismiss

for the reasons stated by the district court. Ruther v. United

States, No. 1:16-cv-00996-LMB-MSN (E.D. Va. filed Aug. 19 &

entered Aug. 22, 2016). 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.

DISMISSED

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