UNPUBLISHED

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS

FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT

MARIE ASSA'AD-FALTAS, on behalf of

herself and the class she represents,

Plaintiff-Appellant,

and

SORAYA F. FARES,

Plaintiff,

v.

UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA;

ATTORNEY GENERAL OF THE

COMMONWEALTH OF VIRGINIA; CAROL

NANCE; BOARD OF TRUSTEES, in its

corporate capacity; JOHN PALMS,

No. 96-2159

both individually and officially as

USC president; JAMES MOESER, both

individually and officially as

Provost; EDWARD FLOYD, officially

as chair of USC's Board of

Trustees; MARK BUYCK, officially as

chair of USC's Academic Affairs

Committee; THOMAS STEPP,

individually and as Secretary of

USC's Board of Trustees; ALTON

MCCOY, officially as USC's Internal

Auditor; EDWARD VAUGHN, officially

as South Carolina Auditor;
MARGARET STILLWELL, officially as

South Carolina Auditor; SOUTH

CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF

HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENTAL

CONTROL; DOUGLASS BRYAN,

officially as DHEC Commissioner;

FOSTER YOUNG, officially as Deputy

Commissioner of DHEC; JAMES

PADGET, both individually and

officially; ROBERT BALL, both

individually and officially; JUDY

WEEKS, both individually and

officially; RUSS MCKINNEY, both

individually and officially; WALTER

PARHAM, both individually and

officially; CLIFFORD SCOTT, both

individually and officially; J.

O'NEAL HUMPHRIES, both

individually and officially; CAROLINE

STROBEL, both individually and

officially; LAWRENCE DARK, both

individually and officially; JAMES

EBERSOLE; ERNEST P. MCCUTCHEON;

JOAN M. ALTEKRUSE; LAURA BIRD

NOTTINGHAM; ERIC BRENNER; JAMES

SEARS; MARSHA WELSH, both

individually and officially; PATRICK

BARRISSI, both individually and

officially,

Defendants-Appellees,

and

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ATTORNEY GENERAL FOR THE

STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA; MARY

SECHRIEST, both individually and

officially; JOHN DOE, unknown

person and private organizations in

their individual capacities,

Defendants.

MARIE ASSA'AD-FALTAS, on behalf of

herself and the class she represents,

Plaintiff-Appellant,

and

SORAYA F. FARES,

Plaintiff,

v.

UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA;

ATTORNEY GENERAL OF THE

COMMONWEALTH OF VIRGINIA; CAROL

NANCE; BOARD OF TRUSTEES, in its

corporate capacity; JOHN PALMS,

No. 97-1243

both individually and officially as

USC president; JAMES MOESER, both

individually and officially as

Provost; EDWARD FLOYD, officially

as chair of USC's Board of

Trustees; MARK BUYCK, officially as

chair of USC's Academic Affairs

Committee; THOMAS STEPP,

individually and as Secretary of

USC's Board of Trustees; ALTON

MCCOY, officially as USC's Internal

Auditor; EDWARD VAUGHN, officially

as South Carolina Auditor;

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MARGARET STILLWELL, officially as

South Carolina Auditor; SOUTH

CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF

HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENTAL

CONTROL; DOUGLASS BRYAN,

officially as DHEC Commissioner;

FOSTER YOUNG, officially as Deputy

Commissioner of DHEC; JAMES

PADGET, both individually and

officially; ROBERT BALL, both

individually and officially; JUDY

WEEKS, both individually and

officially; RUSS MCKINNEY, both

individually and officially; WALTER

PARHAM, both individually and

officially; CLIFFORD SCOTT, both

individually and officially; J.

O'NEAL HUMPHRIES, both

individually and officially; CAROLINE

STROBEL, both individually and

officially; LAWRENCE DARK, both

individually and officially; JAMES

EBERSOLE; ERNEST P. MCCUTCHEON;

JOAN M. ALTEKRUSE; LAURA BIRD

NOTTINGHAM; ERIC BRENNER; JAMES

SEARS; MARSHA WELSH, both

individually and officially; PATRICK

BARRISSI, both individually and

officially,

Defendants-Appellees,

and

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ATTORNEY GENERAL FOR THE

STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA; MARY

SECHRIEST, both individually and

officially; JOHN DOE, unknown

person and private organizations in

their individual capacities,

Defendants.

Appeals from the United States District Court

for the District of South Carolina, at Columbia.

Joseph F. Anderson, Jr., Dennis W. Shedd, District Judges.

(CA-94-1578-3-17BC)

Submitted: October 20, 1998

Decided: November 16, 1998

Before HAMILTON, LUTTIG, and MOTZ,

Circuit Judges.

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Affirmed by unpublished per curiam opinion.

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COUNSEL

Marie Assa'ad-Faltas, Appellant Pro Se. Susan Pedrick McWilliams,

Victoria LaMonte Eslinger, Elizabethann Loadholt Felder, NEXSEN,

PRUET, JACOBS & POLLARD, Columbia, South Carolina; Peter

Robert Messitt, OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL OF VIRGINIA, Richmond, Virginia, for Appellees.

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Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit. See

Local Rule 36(c).

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OPINION

PER CURIAM:

Dr. Marie Therese Assa'ad-Faltas appeals the district court's dismissal of her civil action for abuse of the discovery process and the

denial of her motions for reconsideration. We have reviewed the

record, the district court's opinions and orders, and all pleadings filed

in this court and find no reversible error. Assa'ad-Faltas's repeated

failures to produce documents and comply with discovery orders,

combined with her demeanor during her deposition, fully warranted

the sanction of dismissal. See Hillig v. Commissioner, 916 F.2d 171,

174-75 (4th Cir. 1990); Mutual Fed. Savs. & Loan Ass'n v. Richards

& Assoc., Inc., 872 F.2d 88, 92 (4th Cir. 1989). Further, Assa'adFaltas's motions for reconsideration were properly denied. See United

States v. Williams, 674 F.2d 310, 313 (4th Cir. 1982). Accordingly,

we affirm the district court's orders.

We deny as moot Assa'ad-Faltas's motion for reconsideration of

this court's denial of her motion to consolidate this case with the

appeals in Nos. 96-2086 and 96-2177. See Assa'ad-Faltas v. State

Newspaper, No. 96-2086 (4th Cir. July 16, 1998) (unpublished);

Assa'ad-Faltas v. Attorney General, No. 96-2177 (4th Cir. Oct. 6,

1998) (unpublished). We decline Assa'ad-Faltas's request to consider

this appeal in banc. See Fed. R. App. P. 35; 4th Cir. Loc. R. 35(b).

After the briefs were filed, Orin Briggs filed a notice of appearance

for Assa'ad-Faltas for the purpose of participating in oral argument.

However, we decline to hear 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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