Darlene Ball-Rice v. Board of Education of Prince George’s County

UNPUBLISHED
UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT
No. 13-1979
DARLENE BALL-RICE,
Plaintiff - Appellant,
v.
BOARD OF EDUCATION OF PRINCE GEORGE’S COUNTY,
Defendant - Appellee.
Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of
Maryland, at Greenbelt. Peter J. Messitte, Senior District
Judge. (8:11-cv-01398-PJM)
Submitted: November 19, 2013 Decided: November 21, 2013
Before WYNN and FLOYD, Circuit Judges, and HAMILTON, Senior
Circuit Judge.
Affirmed by unpublished per curiam opinion.
Darlene Ball-Rice, Appellant Pro Se. Robert Judah Baror, Linda
Hitt Thatcher, THATCHER LAW FIRM, Greenbelt, Maryland, for
Appellee.
Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit.

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PER CURIAM:
Darlene Ball-Rice appeals the district court’s order
granting summary judgment to Defendant in her employment
discrimination action alleging workplace harassment based on her
race and gender and retaliation. On appeal, Ball-Rice’s sole
contention is that her counsel was ineffective. However, a
litigant in a civil action has no constitutional or statutory
right to effective assistance of counsel. Sanchez v. United
States Postal Serv., 785 F.2d 1236, 1237 (5th Cir. 1986); see
Pitts v. Shinseki, 700 F.3d 1279, 1284-86 (Fed. Cir. 2012)
(collecting cases recognizing rule), cert. denied, 133 S. Ct.
2856 (2013).
Accordingly, we grant leave to proceed in forma
pauperis and affirm. 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

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