Joseph A. Whiteaker v. Metropolitan Life Insurance Company

UNPUBLISHED
UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT
No. 02-2419
JOSEPH A. WHITEAKER,
Plaintiff - Appellant,
versus
METROPOLITAN LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY,
Defendant - Appellee.
Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of
South Carolina, at Rock Hill. Margaret B. Seymour, District Judge.
(CA-00-2693-0-10)
Submitted: June 20, 2003 Decided: July 8, 2003
Before WIDENER, WILLIAMS, and KING, Circuit Judges.
Affirmed by unpublished per curiam opinion.
William A. Coates, ROE, CASSIDY, COATES, & PRICE, P.A., Greenville,
South Carolina, for Appellant. J. D. Quattlebaum, HAYNSWORTH
SINKLER BOYD, P.A., Greenville, South Carolina, for Appellee.
Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit.
See Local Rule 36(c).

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PER CURIAM:
Joseph A. Whiteaker appeals the district court’s order
granting Metropolitan Life’s motion for summary judgment and
dismissing Whiteaker’s claim under the Employment Retirement Income
Security Act of 1974, 29 U.S.C.A. §§ 1001-1168 (West 1999 & Supp.
2003). We have reviewed the record and find no reversible error.
Accordingly, we affirm for the reasons stated by the district court
in its comprehensive opinion. See Whiteaker v. Metro. Life Ins.
Co., No. CA-00-2693-0-10 (D.S.C. Nov. 14, 2002). 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

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