Darrin King v. Smithfield Food, No. 09-2116 (4th Cir. 2009)

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UNPUBLISHED UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT No. 09-2116 DARRIN L. KING, Plaintiff - Appellant, v. SMITHFIELD FOOD, Defendant - Appellee. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia, at Norfolk. Jerome B. Friedman, District Judge. (2:08-cv-00487-JBF-FBS) Submitted: November 17, 2009 Decided: November 20, 2009 Before WILKINSON, MICHAEL, and KING, Circuit Judges. Affirmed by unpublished per curiam opinion. Darrin L. King, Appellant Pro Se. Matthew Westcott Smith, KAUFMAN & CANOLES, PC, Williamsburg, Virginia, for Appellee. Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit. PER CURIAM: Darrin King appeals the district court s order granting summary judgment for the Appellee on King s claim of disability discrimination. On appeal, we confine our review to the issues raised in the Appellant s brief. 34(b). See 4th Cir. Rule King s brief fails to challenge the district court s dispositive conclusions that he failed to demonstrate a prima facie case legitimate, Accordingly, King s of discrimination non-discriminatory we motions affirm to the appoint and that reasons district counsel. for the not court s We Appellee hiring order dispense had King. and deny with oral argument because the facts and legal contentions are adequately presented in the materials before the court and argument would not aid in the decisional process. AFFIRMED 2

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