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No. 04-2334
ROBIN M. LAWLER,
Plaintiff - Appellant,
versus
AMERICAN BUILDING CONTRACTORS, INCORPORATED,
Defendant - Appellee.
Appeal from the United States District Court for the Eastern
District of Virginia, at Alexandria. Gerald Bruce Lee, District
Judge. (CA-03-1514-1)
Submitted:
Decided:
PER CURIAM:
Robin M. Lawler filed a complaint against her former
employer, American Building Contractors, Inc. (ABC), claiming
defamation and failure by ABC to provide Lawler with proper notice
of her rights under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act, 29
U.S.C.
1001-1168
(2000)
(ERISA),
as
amended
by
the
reversible error.
Lawler claims the district court erred by dismissing her
Rule 59(e) motion because the deposition of critical witness Chris
Kulik was unavailable prior to the entry of judgment.
We review
ABCs summary judgment motion and deny Lawlers Rule 59(e) motion.
Lawler
assistance.
constitutional
next
However,
or
claims
a
her
litigant
statutory
right
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counsel
provided
in
civil
to
effective
ineffective
action
has
no
assistance
of
counsel.
209,
212
(4th
Cir.
2004).
Under
COBRA,
qualified
29 U.S.C.
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time
on
appeal
will
not
be
exceptional circumstances.
(4th Cir. 1993).
considered
by
this
court
absent
because none of the evidence upon which she now relies is in the
record.
provided
no
facts
or
argument
warranting
finding
of
Muth,
1 F.3d at 250.
Accordingly,
we
affirm
the
district
courts
orders
and
materials
legal
before
contentions
the
court
are
adequately
and
argument
presented
would
not
in
the
aid
the
decisional process.
AFFIRMED
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