Karen Kelly v. University Health System, No. 11-1774 (4th Cir. 2011)

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UNPUBLISHED UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT No. 11-1774 KAREN KELLY, on Behalf of Joanne Coggins, pro se, Plaintiff - Appellant, v. UNIVERSITY HEALTH SYSTEMS; DUPLIN GENERAL HOSPITAL, Defendants - Appellees. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Eastern District of North Carolina, at Wilmington. Louise W. Flanagan, District Judge. (7:11-cv-00024-FL) Submitted: November 17, 2011 Decided: November 22, 2011 Before KING, DAVIS, and WYNN, Circuit Judges. Affirmed by unpublished per curiam opinion. Karen Kelly, Appellant Pro Se. John D. Martin, Carolyn Pratt, CRANFILL, SUMNER & HARTZOG, LLP, Wilmington, North Carolina, for Appellees. Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit. PER CURIAM: Karen Kelly, on behalf of Joanne Coggins, appeals the district court s order denying her motion for leave to amend and for appointment of counsel, which were filed in her underlying Emergency Medical Treatment and Active Labor Act action. have reviewed the record and find no reversible We error. Accordingly, we affirm for the reasons stated by the district court. (E.D.N.C. Kelly v. June 21, Univ. 2011). Health We Sys., dispense No. 7:11-cv-00024-FL with oral argument because the facts and legal contentions are adequately presented in the materials before the court and argument would not aid the decisional process. AFFIRMED 2

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