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                                            UNPUBLISHED

                               UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
                                   FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT

                                              No. 24-1083

        LAURIE WILLIAMS,

                            Plaintiff - Appellant,

                     v.

        JASON COLLIS; NORFOLK SOUTHERN RAILWAY COMPANY,

                            Defendants - Appellees.

        Appeal from the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia, at
        Richmond. John A. Gibney, Jr., Senior District Judge. (3:23-cv-00310-JAG)

        Submitted: April 18, 2024                                         Decided: April 22, 2024

        Before WILKINSON, NIEMEYER, and THACKER, Circuit Judges.

        Affirmed by unpublished per curiam opinion.

        Laurie Williams, Appellant Pro Se. Eli Jason Scott Mackey, SETLIFF LAW, PC, Glen
        Allen, Virginia, for Appellees.

        Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit.
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        PER CURIAM:

               Laurie Williams appeals the district court’s order dismissing her personal injury

        action with prejudice for failure to prosecute, pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. P. 41(b). After

        Williams’ counsel withdrew, the district court provided Williams two months to notify the

        court whether Williams intended to retain new counsel or proceed pro se. When Williams

        notified the court that she had not retained counsel but did not wish to proceed pro se, the

        court extended the deadline for Williams to comply. Williams, however, failed to comply

        with this order. Therefore, the court did not abuse its discretion in dismissing Williams’

        complaint with prejudice. See Attkisson v. Holder, 925 F.3d 606, 625 (4th Cir. 2019)

        (discussing standard of review for Rule 41(b) dismissal). We therefore affirm the district

        court’s order. Williams v. Collis, No. 3:23-cv-00310-JAG (E.D. Va. Jan. 4, 2024). 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.

                                                                                       AFFIRMED

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