Kim L. Allen-Plowden v. National Healthcare of Sumter; Carol Brown

UNPUBLISHED
UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT
No. 08-1760
KIM L. ALLEN-PLOWDEN,
Plaintiff - Appellant,
v.
NATIONAL HEALTHCARE OF SUMTER; CAROL BROWN,
Defendants - Appellees,
and
BRENDA FLANAGAN; JEANIE S. CROTTS,
Defendants.
Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of
South Carolina, at Columbia. Joseph F. Anderson, Jr., Chief
District Judge. (3:07-cv-00420-JFA)
Submitted: December 11, 2008 Decided: December 15, 2008
Before NIEMEYER, DUNCAN, and AGEE, Circuit Judges.
Affirmed by unpublished per curiam opinion.
Kim L. Allen-Plowden, Appellant Pro Se. Jeffrey Andrew Lehrer,
FORD & HARRISON, LLP, Spartanburg, South Carolina, for
Appellees.
Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit.

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PER CURIAM:
Kim L. Allen-Plowden appeals the district court’s
order accepting the recommendation of the magistrate judge and
granting summary judgment in favor of her former employer and
dismissing her complaint alleging employment discrimination and
defamation. This court reviews a district court’s order
granting summary judgment de novo, drawing reasonable inferences
in the light most favorable to the non-moving party. Doe v.
Kidd, 501 F.3d 348, 353 (4th Cir. 2007), cert. denied, 128 S.
Ct. 1483 (2008). Summary judgment is proper “if the pleadings,
the discovery and disclosure materials on file, and any
affidavits show that there is no genuine issue as to any
material fact and that the movant is entitled to judgment as a
matter of law.” Fed. R. Civ. P. 56(c); see Celotex Corp. v.
Catrett, 477 U.S. 317, 322 (1986). We have reviewed the record
and find no reversible error. Accordingly, we affirm for the
reasons stated by the district court. Allen-Plowden v. Nat’l
Healthcare of Sumter, No. 3:07-cv-00420-JFA (D.S.C. June 4,
2008). 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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