Eddie L. Smith v. Murray, 806 F.2d 1232, 1234-35 4th Cir. 1986 . 2 PER CURIAM: Eddie L. Smith appeals…

UNPUBLISHED
UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT
No. 00-1160
EDDIE L. SMITH,
Plaintiff - Appellant,
versus
LOUIS CALDERA, Secretary, Department of the
Army,
Defendant - Appellee.
Appeal from the United States District Court for the Eastern Dis-
trict of Virginia, at Alexandria. Claude M. Hilton, Chief District
Judge. (CA-99-1625-A)
Submitted: June 15, 2000 Decided: June 21, 2000
Before NIEMEYER and MOTZ, Circuit Judges, and HAMILTON, Senior Cir-
cuit Judge.
Affirmed by unpublished per curiam opinion.
Eddie L. Smith, Appellant Pro Se. Richard Parker, Jeri Kaylene
Somers, OFFICE OF THE UNITED STATES ATTORNEY, Alexandria, Virginia,
for Appellee.
Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit.
See Local Rule 36(c).

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* Although the district court’s orders are marked as “filed”
on December 22, 1999, the district court’s records show that they
were entered on the docket sheet on December 23, 1999 and January
21, 2000, respectively. Pursuant to Rules 58 and 79(a) of the
Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, it is the date that the (order,
judgment, etc.) was physically entered on the docket sheet that we
take as the effective date of the district court’s decision. Wilson
v. Murray, 806 F.2d 1232, 1234-35 (4th Cir. 1986).
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PER CURIAM:
Eddie L. Smith appeals the district court’s order granting
summary judgment to Defendant in Smith’s employment discrimination
suit. We have reviewed the record and the district court’s opinion
and find no reversible error. Because Smith did not timely exhaust
administrative remedies, we affirm on the reasoning of the district
court. See Smith v. Caldera, No. CA-99-1625-A (E.D. Va. Dec. 23,
1999 & Jan 21, 2000). * We dispense with oral argument because the
facts and legal contentions are adequately presented in the ma-
terials before the court and argument would not aid the decisional
process.
AFFIRMED

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