John R. Peeples, Jr., Plaintiff-appellant, v. State of South Carolina; Trident Technical College; C.l.lahmeyer, Sergeant, Public Safety Officer;international Business Machinescorporation, Defendants-appellees, 16 F.3d 410 (4th Cir. 1994)

OPINION

PER CURIAM

John R. Peeples appeals from the district court's entry of judgment as a matter of law pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. P. 50(a). Peeples contends that the evidence produced at trial created issues for jury determination. Because Peeples has waived his claims by failing to produce a transcript of the trial, we affirm the district court judgment.

Peeples moved this Court for in forma pauperis status and production of a transcript of the trial at government expense on appeal. That motion was denied. Peeples was notified of the denial and directed to provide a transcript to preserve issues requiring a transcript. Peeples failed to do so and moved this Court for reconsideration of its order denying in forma pauperis status.

Because the entirety of Peeples's appeal concerns the quantum of evidence produced at trial, a transcript is necessary for substantive review of the judgment. Peeples failed to preserve the issues by providing this Court with a transcript or by showing that a "substantial" issue existed on appeal. See 28 U.S.C. § 753(f) (1988). Thus, he waived his claims of error.¹ 

Therefore, we affirm the district court's order.²  We deny Peeples's motion for reconsideration of our order denying in forma pauperis status and his motion for sanctions against the district court. We dispense 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.