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Liu v. Azar

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT
Nov 19, 2018
No. 18-1744 (4th Cir. Nov. 19, 2018)

Summary

explaining that neither 28 U.S.C. § 1746, which outlines the federal requirements of unsworn declarations made under penalty of perjury, nor 18 U.S.C. § 1621, which provides for federal criminal enforcement of 28 U.S.C. § 1746, contemplates a private right of action

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Opinion

No. 18-1744

11-19-2018

XUNXIAN LIU, Plaintiff - Appellant, v. ALEX M. AZAR, II, Secretary of Health and Human Services, Defendant - Appellee, and MARY CATHERINE BUSHNELL, Scientific Director of National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health (NCCIH); WENDY LIFFERS, NCCIH Executive Officer and Deputy Ethics Counselor; DAVID SHURTLEFF, NICCH Deputy Director, Defendants.

Xunxian Liu, Appellant Pro Se. Evelyn Lombardo Cusson, OFFICE OF THE UNITED STATES ATTORNEY, Baltimore, Maryland, for Appellee.


UNPUBLISHED

Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of Maryland, at Greenbelt. Theodore D. Chuang, District Judge. (8:17-cv-01398-TDC) Before MOTZ and HARRIS, Circuit Judges, and HAMILTON, Senior Circuit Judge. Affirmed by unpublished per curiam opinion. Xunxian Liu, Appellant Pro Se. Evelyn Lombardo Cusson, OFFICE OF THE UNITED STATES ATTORNEY, Baltimore, Maryland, for Appellee. Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit. PER CURIAM:

Xunxian Liu appeals the district court's order granting Defendants summary judgment on his civil claims against them, including discrimination and retaliation brought pursuant to Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, 42 U.S.C.A. §§ 2000e to 2000e-17 (West 2012 & Supp. 2018), and the Age Discrimination in Employment Act, 29 U.S.C.A. §§ 621 to 634 (West 2018). We have reviewed the record and find no reversible error. Accordingly, we affirm for the reasons stated by the district court. See Liu v. Azar, No. 8:17-cv-01398-TDC (D. Md. June 22, 2018). 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


Summaries of

Liu v. Azar

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT
Nov 19, 2018
No. 18-1744 (4th Cir. Nov. 19, 2018)

explaining that neither 28 U.S.C. § 1746, which outlines the federal requirements of unsworn declarations made under penalty of perjury, nor 18 U.S.C. § 1621, which provides for federal criminal enforcement of 28 U.S.C. § 1746, contemplates a private right of action

Summary of this case from Frost v. Winslow
Case details for

Liu v. Azar

Case Details

Full title:XUNXIAN LIU, Plaintiff - Appellant, v. ALEX M. AZAR, II, Secretary of…

Court:UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT

Date published: Nov 19, 2018

Citations

No. 18-1744 (4th Cir. Nov. 19, 2018)

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