Lawrence Mattison v. Denis McDonough, No. 20-1173 (4th Cir. 2021)

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UNPUBLISHED UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT No. 20-1173 LAWRENCE E. MATTISON, Plaintiff - Appellant, v. DENIS R. MCDONOUGH, Secretary Department of Veterans Affairs; U.S. DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS, Defendants - Appellees. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia, at Newport News. Raymond A. Jackson, District Judge. (4:19-cv-00018-RAJ-LRL) Submitted: February 26, 2021 Decided: March 5, 2021 Before WILKINSON, WYNN, and RICHARDSON, Circuit Judges. Affirmed by unpublished per curiam opinion. Lawrence Eliot Mattison, Appellant Pro Se. Sean Douglas Jansen, Assistant United States Attorney, OFFICE OF THE UNITED STATES ATTORNEY, Raleigh, North Carolina, for Appellees. Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit. PER CURIAM: Lawrence Eliot Mattison appeals the district court’s order granting Defendants’ motion to dismiss and dismissing Mattison’s employment discrimination action, brought under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, as amended, 42 U.S.C. §§ 2000e to 2000e17, and 42 U.S.C. § 1981, for failure to state a claim. We have reviewed the record and find no reversible error. Accordingly, we affirm the district court’s order and judgment. Mattison v. Wilkie, No. 4:19-cv-00018-RAJ-LRL (E.D. Va. Feb. 10, 2020). 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 2

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