USCA4 Appeal: 22-6098 Doc: 10 Filed: 05/10/2023 Pg: 1 of 2

UNPUBLISHED UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT

No. 22-6098

SHAWN M. RICE, Plaintiff - Appellant, v. UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Defendant - Appellee.

Appeal from the United States District Court for the Northern District of West Virginia, at Martinsburg. Gina M. Groh, District Judge. (3:21-cv-00036-GMG)

Submitted: April 27, 2023 Decided: May 10, 2023

Before NIEMEYER, WYNN, and HEYTENS, Circuit Judges.

Affirmed by unpublished per curiam opinion.

Shawn M. Rice, Appellant Pro Se.

Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit.

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PER CURIAM: Shawn M. Rice appeals the district court’s order dismissing his claims under the Federal Tort Claims Act, 28 U.S.C. §§ 1346(b), 2671-2680, for lack of subject matter jurisdiction, and denying his motion for the appointment of counsel. We have reviewed the record and discern no reversible error. Accordingly, we affirm the district court’s order.

Rice v. United States, No. 3:21-cv-00036-GMG (N.D.W. Va. Jan. 7, 2022). 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