Teresa Ford v. US, No. 15-1729 (4th Cir. 2016)

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UNPUBLISHED UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT No. 15-1729 TERESA FORD, Plaintiff - Appellant, v. UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Defendant - Appellee, and MIRIAM FLEMING; TERRY RAMSEY; UNITED STATES ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS; AVIS BUDGET GROUP, INC.; AVIS RENT A CAR SYSTEM, LLC; AVIS BUDGET CAR RENTAL, LLC, Defendants. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Western District of North Carolina, at Statesville. Richard L. Voorhees, District Judge. (5:12-cv-00152-RLV-DSC) Submitted: December 29, 2015 Decided: January 28, 2016 Before NIEMEYER, FLOYD, and HARRIS, Circuit Judges. Affirmed by unpublished per curiam opinion. David Pishko, LAW OFFICE OF DAVID PISHKO, P.A., Winston-Salem, North Carolina, for Appellant. Jill Westmoreland Rose, Acting United States Attorney, Gill P. Beck, Assistant United States Attorney, Asheville, North Carolina, for Appellee. Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit. 2 PER CURIAM: Teresa Ford appeals the district court’s order entering judgment after a bench trial in favor of Appellee on Ford’s claim under the Federal Tort Claims Act, 28 U.S.C. §§ 1346(b), 2761-2680 (2012). We have reviewed the parties’ briefs and the record on appeal and find no reversible error. Accordingly, we affirm for the reasons stated by the district court. United States, 2015). legal before No. 5:12-cv-00152-RLV-DSC (W.D.N.C. Ford v. May 14, We dispense with oral argument because the facts and contentions this court are adequately and argument presented would not in aid the the materials decisional process. AFFIRMED 3

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