Keith Campbell v. J. C. Penney Corporation, No. 17-2197 (4th Cir. 2018)

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UNPUBLISHED UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT No. 17-2197 KEITH CAMPBELL, Plaintiff - Appellant, v. J.C. PENNEY CORPORATION, INC., Defendant - Appellee. Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of Maryland, at Greenbelt. William Connelly, Magistrate Judge. (8:16-cv-03820-WGC) Submitted: January 18, 2018 Decided: January 22, 2018 Before GREGORY, Chief Judge, and SHEDD and HARRIS, Circuit Judges. Affirmed by unpublished per curiam opinion. Keith Campbell, Appellant Pro Se. Maryan Alexander, Brigitte Joelle Smith, WILSON ELSER MOSKOWITZ EDELMAN & DICKER LLP, Baltimore, Maryland, for Appellee. Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit. PER CURIAM: Keith Campbell appeals the magistrate judge’s order denying his motion to withdraw the stipulation of dismissal of his negligence action. * After the parties reached a settlement agreement, Campbell unsuccessfully moved to reopen the case, asserting that he had felt undue pressure to settle. For the first time on appeal, Campbell challenges the propriety of comments made by a different magistrate judge during a settlement conference. This claim is unpreserved and, in any event, lacks evidentiary support. Because Campbell proffers no viable challenge to the enforceability of the settlement agreement, we affirm the magistrate judge’s order. See Campbell v. J.C. Penney Corp., No. 8:16-cv-03820-WGC (D. Md. Sept. 18, 2017). 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 * The parties consented to proceed before a magistrate judge pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 636 (2012) and Fed. R. Civ. P. 73. 2

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