Thurston v. Louisa Cty School Bd ( 1999 )

UNPUBLISHED
UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT
No. 99-1521
LEROY THURSTON,
Plaintiff - Appellant,
versus
LOUISA COUNTY SCHOOL BOARD,
Defendant - Appellee.
Appeal from the United States District Court for the Western
District of Virginia, at Charlottesville. James H. Michael, Jr.,
Senior District Judge. (CA-97-109-3-C)
Submitted: August 24, 1999 Decided: October 22, 1999
Before WIDENER, ERVIN,* and KING, Circuit Judges.
Affirmed by unpublished per curiam opinion.
Leroy Thurston, Appellant Pro Se. David Zev Izakowitz, Donald
Dixon Long, WOODS, ROGERS & HAZELGROVE, Charlottesville, Virginia,
for Appellee.
*
Judge Ervin participated in the consideration of this case
but died prior to the time the decision was filed. The decision is
filed by a quorum of the panel pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 46(d).
Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit.
See Local Rule 36(c).
PER CURIAM:
Leroy Thurston appeals from the district court’s order grant-
ing summary judgment in favor of the Louisa County School Board in
his case arising under Title VII, 42 U.S.C. § 2000e-2(a)(1) (1994),
and Fair Labor Standards Act, 29 U.S.C.A. § 215(a)(3) (West 1998).
On appeal, Thurston claims that his attorney did not properly
conduct discovery, and he disputes the amount of money that he owes
to counsel. Our review is limited to the issues raised by Thurston
in his informal brief. See 4th Cir. R. 34(b). Because there is no
right to counsel in a civil case, Thurston’s claims regarding his
attorney’s alleged errors are not cognizable in this appeal. See
Sanchez v. United States Postal Serv., 785 F.2d 1236, 1237 (5th
Cir. 1986) (holding that there is no right to effective assistance
of counsel in civil cases). Accordingly, we affirm the order of
the district court. We dispense with oral argument because the
facts and legal contentions are adequately presented in the mate-
rials before the Court and argument would not aid the decisional
process.
AFFIRMED
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