Thomas Budnick v. Premier Exhibitions, Inc., No. 12-1618 (4th Cir. 2012)

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UNPUBLISHED UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT No. 12-1618 THOMAS P. BUDNICK, Plaintiff Appellant, v. PREMIER EXHIBITIONS, INC., parent of RMS Titanic, Inc., her tackle, armament, apparel, appurtenances, cargo and property within the abandoned vessel admiralty placer mining claim located about 414332 north latitude and 495649 west longitude, believed to be the RMS Titanic, in rem, Defendant - Appellee. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia, at Norfolk. Rebecca Beach Smith, Chief District Judge. (2:12-cv-00035-RBS-TEM) Submitted: November 20, 2012 Before TRAXLER, Judges. Chief Judge, Decided: November 26, 2012 and SHEDD and FLOYD, Circuit Affirmed by unpublished per curiam opinion. Thomas P. Budnick, Appellant Pro Se. Erin Quinn Ashcroft, Robert W. McFarland, MCGUIRE WOODS, LLP, Norfolk, Virginia, for Appellee. Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit. PER CURIAM: Thomas P. Budnick appeals the district court s order granting Defendant s motion to dismiss. record and find no reversible error. We have reviewed the Accordingly, we affirm for the reasons stated by the district court. Budnick v. Premier Exhibitions, Inc., No. 2:12-cv-00035-RBS-TEM (E.D. Va. Apr. 10, 2012). We pauperis. legal before grant application to proceed in forma We dispense with oral argument because the facts and contentions the Budnick s court are adequately and argument presented would not in aid the the materials decisional process. AFFIRMED 2

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