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Thorn v. Sebelius

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT
Feb 14, 2012
465 F. App'x 274 (4th Cir. 2012)
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holding that neither a counseling letter nor a change to a new scheduling system constituted an adverse employment action

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Opinion

No. 11-1189

02-14-2012

DWIGHT W. THORN, Plaintiff - Appellant, v. KATHLEEN SEBELIUS, Secretary, Department of Health & Human Services, Defendant - Appellee.

Donna Beasley, Washington, D.C., for Appellant. Rod J. Rosenstein, United States Attorney, Neil R. White, Assistant United States Attorney, Greenbelt, Maryland, for Appellee.

PER CURIAM

UNPUBLISHED


Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of Maryland, at Greenbelt. Deborah K. Chasanow, Chief District Judge. (8:10-cv-00299-DKC) Before KING, AGEE, and WYNN, Circuit Judges. Affirmed by unpublished per curiam opinion. Donna Beasley, Washington, D.C., for Appellant. Rod J. Rosenstein, United States Attorney, Neil R. White, Assistant United States Attorney, Greenbelt, Maryland, for Appellee. Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit. PER CURIAM:

Dwight W. Thorn appeals the district court's order granting summary judgment in favor of the Appellee on each of his employment discrimination claims. We have reviewed the record and find no reversible error. Accordingly, we affirm the judgment of the district court. Thorn v. Sebelius, No. 8:10-cv-00299-DKC (D. Md. Feb. 1, 2011). 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

Summaries of

Thorn v. Sebelius

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT
Feb 14, 2012
465 F. App'x 274 (4th Cir. 2012)

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Case details for

Thorn v. Sebelius

Case Details

Full title:DWIGHT W. THORN, Plaintiff - Appellant, v. KATHLEEN SEBELIUS, Secretary…

Court:UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT

Date published: Feb 14, 2012

Citations

465 F. App'x 274 (4th Cir. 2012)

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