Perry v. Household Finance ( 1999 )

UNPUBLISHED
UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT
No. 98-2155
MARVIN J. PERRY,
Plaintiff - Appellant,
versus
HOUSEHOLD FINANCE CORPORATION,
Defendant - Appellee,
and
JOHN ADAMS; ROBERT FISHER; BERNIE HEFFEL-
FINGER; MARK SHEPPARD,
Defendants.
Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of
Maryland, at Baltimore. Frederic N. Smalkin, District Judge. (CA-
97-2091-S)
Submitted: April 13, 1999 Decided: April 30, 1999
Before LUTTIG and WILLIAMS, Circuit Judges, and HALL, Senior Cir-
cuit Judge.
Affirmed by unpublished per curiam opinion.
Brian K. McDaniel, Baltimore, Maryland, for Appellant. Steven D.
Frenkil, Suzzanne W. Decker, MILES & STOCKBRIDGE, P.C., Baltimore,
Maryland, for Appellee.
Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit.
See Local Rule 36(c).
PER CURIAM:
Following Marvin J. Perry’s repeated failure to comply with
discovery requests, the district court dismissed with prejudice his
action in which he alleged that Household Finance Corporation
discriminated against him on the basis of his race. Perry ap-
pealed, contending that he substantially complied with the dis-
covery requests and that the district court failed adequately to
consider lesser sanctions. Finding no abuse of discretion by the
district court, we affirm on the reasoning of the district court.
See Perry v. Household Fin. Corp., No. CA-97-2091-S (D. Md. July 8,
1998); see also National Hockey League v. Metropolitan Hockey Club,
Inc., 427 U.S. 639, 642 (1976) (providing standard of review);
Mutual Fed. Sav. & Loan Ass’n v. Richards & Assocs., Inc., 872 F.2d
88, 92 (4th Cir. 1989) (setting forth four-factor test). We dis-
pense 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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