Adams v. High Purity Systems, Inc. ( 2010 )

UNPUBLISHED
UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT
No. 09-1849
BARRY ADAMS,
Plaintiff - Appellant,
v.
HIGH PURITY SYSTEMS, INCORPORATED; NORMAN JONES,
Defendants - Appellees.
Appeal from the United States District Court for the Eastern
District of Virginia, at Alexandria. Gerald Bruce Lee, District
Judge. (1:09-cv-00354-GBL-JFA)
Submitted: May 21, 2010 Decided: June 9, 2010
Before NIEMEYER and KING, Circuit Judges, and HAMILTON, Senior
Circuit Judge.
Affirmed by unpublished per curiam opinion.
Barry Adams, Appellant Pro Se. Anessa Abrams, SAUL EWING, LLP,
Washington, D.C., for Appellees.
Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit.
PER CURIAM:
Barry Adams appeals the district court’s order
granting Defendants’ motion to dismiss his federal employment
discrimination and state tort law claims pursuant to Federal
Rule of Civil Procedure 12(b)(6). We have reviewed the record
and find no reversible error. Accordingly, we affirm
substantially on the reasoning of the district court. Adams v.
High Purity Sys., Inc., No. 1:09-cv-00354-GBL-JFA (E.D. Va.
June 5, 2009; July 2, 2009). With regard to Adams’ reverse race
discrimination claim, we find that Adams failed to allege that
he was treated less favorably than others outside his protected
class; thus, this claim was insufficiently pled. See McDonnell
Douglas Corp. v. Green, 411 U.S. 792, 802 (1973); White v. BFI
Waste Servs., LLC, 375 F.3d 288, 295 (4th Cir. 2004). 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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