McNeil v. Scotland County , 53 F. App'x 242 ( 2002 )

UNPUBLISHED
UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT
No. 02-1707
LENORA MCNEIL,
Plaintiff - Appellant,
versus
SCOTLAND COUNTY, a body politic and
incorporated,
Defendant - Appellee.
Appeal from the United States District Court for the Middle
District of North Carolina, at Durham. Frank W. Bullock, Jr.,
District Judge. (CA-01-388-1)
Submitted: November 22, 2002 Decided: December 18, 2002
Before NIEMEYER, LUTTIG, and KING, Circuit Judges.
Affirmed by unpublished per curiam opinion.
James H. Locus, Jr., Fayetteville, North Carolina, for Appellant.
Cecil W. Harrison, Jr., David L. Woodard, POYNER & SPRUILL, L.L.P.,
Raleigh, North Carolina, for Appellee.
Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit.
See Local Rule 36(c).
PER CURIAM:
Lenora McNeil appeals the district court’s order granting
summary judgment in her former employer’s favor on her claims of
employment discrimination. We have reviewed the parties’ briefs,*
the joint appendix, and the district court’s opinion and find no
reversible error. Accordingly, we affirm for the reasons stated by
the district court. See McNeil v. Scotland County, 213 F. Supp. 2d
559 (M.D.N.C. 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
*
In her appellate and reply briefs, McNeil raises claims of
a hostile work environment and “continuing violations” of
discrimination. This Court generally does not address claims
raised for the first time on appeal. First Va. Banks, Inc. v. BP
Exploration & Oil Inc., 206 F.3d 404, 407 n.1 (4th Cir. 2000)
(declining to consider issues raised for first time on appeal). We
also find that McNeil has abandoned her wrongful discharge claim
under the North Carolina Equal Employment Practices Act by failing
to raise it in her brief. Edwards v. City of Goldsboro, 178 F.3d
231, 241 n.6 (4th Cir. 1999) (noting that issues not briefed or
argued are deemed abandoned).
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