UNPUBLISHED UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT No. 00-2042 JOHN D. BLACK, Plaintiff - Appellant, and LA ONIKI, INCORPORATED, Plaintiff, versus THE CITY OF NEWARK OF THE COUNTY OF ESSEX, a municipal corporation of the State of New Jer- sey; RICHARD L. GRUBER; JAMES SHARPE, Mayor, Defendants - Appellees. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Eastern Dis- trict of North Carolina, at Raleigh. W. Earl Britt, Senior District Judge. (CA-98-696-5-BR) Submitted: December 14, 2000 Decided: December 21, 2000 Before WIDENER, WILKINS, and TRAXLER, Circuit Judges. Affirmed by unpublished per curiam opinion. John D. Black, Appellant Pro Se. China Ladner, CITY OF NEWARK DEPARTMENT OF LAW, Newark, New Jersey, for Appellees. Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit. See Local Rule 36(c). PER CURIAM: John D. Black appeals the district court’s order denying his motion to dismiss the judgment entered in his civil action. We have reviewed the record and the district court’s opinion and find no reversible error. Accordingly, we affirm on the reasoning of the district court. See Black v. City of Newark, No. CA-98-696-5- BR (E.D.N.C. July 25, 2000). We deny Black’s motions for appoint- ment of counsel and a jury trial. We dispense with 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 2