JOHN C. BOYLE, “Jack” v. United States Patent & Trademark Office

UNPUBLISHED
UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT
No. 01-1759
JOHN C. BOYLE, “Jack”,
Plaintiff - Appellant,
versus
UNITED STATES PATENT & TRADEMARK OFFICE; AS-
SISTANT COMMISSIONER FOR TRADEMARKS; OFFICE OF
THE SOLICITOR; MARTHA SANTAMARTINO, Examining
Attorney,
Defendants - Appellees.
Appeal from the United States District Court for the Eastern
District of Virginia, at Alexandria. Leonie M. Brinkema, District
Judge. (MC-01-27)
Submitted: October 10, 2001 Decided: October 26, 2001
Before WILKINS, NIEMEYER, and LUTTIG, Circuit Judges.
Affirmed by unpublished per curiam opinion.
John C. Boyle, Appellant Pro Se. Steven E. Gordon, 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Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit.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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PER CURIAM:
John C. Boyle appeals from the district court’s order dismiss-
ing his action seeking judicial review of the decision by the
Solicitor of the United States Patent and Trademark Office to deny
his request to depose a trademark examiner as a third-party
witness. We have reviewed the record and the district court’s
opinion and find no reversible error. Accordingly, we affirm on
the reasoning of the district court. Boyle v. United States Patent
& Trademark Office, No. MC-01-27 (E.D. Va., filed May 14, 2001;
entered May 16, 2001). We dispense with oral argument because the
facts and legal contentions are adequately presented in the mate-
rials before the court and argument would not aid the decisional
process.
AFFIRMED

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