Robert Harris v. Patrick Donahoe, No. 15-1695 (4th Cir. 2015)

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UNPUBLISHED UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT No. 15-1695 ROBERT W. HARRIS, Plaintiff – Appellant, v. PATRICK R. DONAHOE, Postal Service, Postmaster General, United States Defendant - Appellee. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia, at Richmond. Robert E. Payne, Senior District Judge. (3:14-cv-00427-REP) Submitted: November 24, 2015 Decided: December 22, 2015 Before WILKINSON and DUNCAN, Circuit Judges, and DAVIS, Senior Circuit Judge. Affirmed by unpublished per curiam opinion. Robert W. Harris, Appellant Pro Se. Elizabeth Wu, Assistant United States Attorney, Richmond, Virginia, for Appellee. Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit. PER CURIAM: Robert dismissing W. Harris appeals this action alleging the district employment court’s order discrimination failure to state a claim, Fed. R. Civ. P. 12(b)(6). for After de novo review, see Bell Atl. Corp. v. Twombly, 550 U.S. 544, 555 (2007), we conclude that dismissal was proper. liberal construction unintelligible of factual the complaint, allegations were we find Even with a that insufficient Harris’ to give rise to an inference of liability and that his claims for relief were largely unintelligible. See Ashcroft v. Iqbal, 556 U.S. 662, 679 (2009); Giarrantano v. Johnson, 521 F.3d 298, 302 (4th Cir. 2015). We accordingly affirm. 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. AFFIRMED 2

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