USCA4 Appeal: 25-1086 Doc: 14 Filed: 09/02/2025 Pg: 1 of 2

UNPUBLISHED UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT

No. 25-1086

ROBERT PAUL SHARPE, Plaintiff - Appellant, v. JOHN CHARLES BIRCHER, III, Attorney, Defendant - Appellee.

Appeal from the United States District Court for the Eastern District of North Carolina, at Wilmington. Terrence W. Boyle, District Judge. (7:24-cv-00085-BO-RN)

Submitted: August 28, 2025 Decided: September 2, 2025

Before GREGORY, QUATTLEBAUM, and HEYTENS, Circuit Judges.

Affirmed by unpublished per curiam opinion.

Robert Paul Sharpe, Appellant Pro Se. Joseph Zachary Frost, BUCKMILLER & FROST, PLLC, Raleigh, North Carolina; Joseph Jude Vonnegut, HUTCHENS LAW FIRM, Fayetteville, North Carolina, for Appellee.

Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit.

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PER CURIAM: Robert Paul Sharpe appeals the district court’s order dismissing his complaint filed pursuant to 31 U.S.C. § 3730(h), 41 U.S.C. § 4712, and 42 U.S.C. § 1983. We have reviewed the record and find no reversible error. Accordingly, although we grant leave to proceed in forma pauperis, we affirm the district court’s order. Sharpe v. Bircher, No. 7:24-cv-00085-BO-RN (E.D.N.C. Jan. 24, 2025). 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