Albert J. Thomas v. Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company, Incorporated

UNPUBLISHED
UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT
No. 01-1936
ALBERT J. THOMAS,
Plaintiff - Appellant,
versus
GOODYEAR TIRE & RUBBER COMPANY, INCORPORATED,
Defendant - Appellee.
Appeal from the United States District Court for the Western Dis-
trict of Virginia, at Danville. Norman K. Moon, District Judge.
(CA-00-48-4)
Submitted: February 28, 2002 Decided: March 11, 2002
Before WIDENER, LUTTIG, and TRAXLER, Circuit Judges.
Affirmed by unpublished per curiam opinion.
Daniel F. Reed, Durham, North Carolina, for Appellant. William B.
Poff, Frank K. Friedman, Thomas M. Winn, III, WOODS, ROGERS &
HAZLEGROVE, P.L.C., Roanoke, Virginia, for Appellee.
Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit.
See Local Rule 36(c).

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PER CURIAM:
Albert Thomas appeals the district court’s order granting sum-
mary judgment to Defendant in this action alleging racial disparity
in pay and retaliation, in violation of Title VII of the Civil
Rights Act of 1964, as amended. We have reviewed the record and
the district court’s opinion and agree with the district court that
Thomas failed to establish a prima facie case of discrimination
under Title VII. Further, the district court did not abuse its
discretion in ruling on counsel’s motion to withdraw at the hearing
on the Defendant’s motion for summary judgment. Therefore, we find
no reversible error and affirm on the reasoning of the district
court. See Thomas v. Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co., No. CA-00-48-4
(W.D. Va. June 18, 2001). 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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