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Nature of Suit Code: 440
Nature of Suit: Other Civil Rights
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UNPUBLISHED

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS

FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT

No. 16-2067

L. RUTHER,

Plaintiff - Appellant,

v.

UNITED STATES,

Defendant - Appellee.

Appeal from the United States District Court for the Eastern 

District of Virginia, at Alexandria. Leonie M. Brinkema, 

District Judge. (1:16-cv-00996-LMB-MSN)

Submitted: January 31, 2017 Decided: February 2, 2017

Before WILKINSON, KEENAN, and THACKER, Circuit Judges.

Dismissed by unpublished per curiam opinion.

L. Ruther, Appellant Pro Se. 

Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit.

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PER CURIAM:

L. Ruther appeals the district court’s order denying his 

motion to stay. The district court denied relief because 

Ruther’s underlying civil action was no longer pending before 

the court and Ruther offered no valid basis for a stay. We have 

reviewed the record and find no reversible error. Accordingly, 

we deny Ruther leave to proceed in forma pauperis and dismiss

for the reasons stated by the district court. Ruther v. United 

States, No. 1:16-cv-00996-LMB-MSN (E.D. Va. filed Aug. 19 & 

entered Aug. 22, 2016). We dispense with oral argument because 

the facts and legal contentions are adequately presented in the 

materials before this court and argument would not aid the 

decisional process.

DISMISSED

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