John H. Stevens v. Charles County, Maryland; Mark Belton

UNPUBLISHED
UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT
No. 22-1715
JOHN H. STEVENS,
Plaintiff – Appellant,
v.
CHARLES COUNTY, MARYLAND; MARK BELTON,
Defendants – Appellees.
Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of Maryland, at Greenbelt.
Theodore D. Chuang, District Judge. (8:20-cv-03522-TDC)
Submitted: February 9, 2023 Decided: March 9, 2023
Before DIAZ and HEYTENS, Circuit Judges, and KEENAN, Senior Circuit Judge.
Affirmed by unpublished per curiam opinion.
ON BRIEF: James M. Ray, II, RAY LEGAL GROUP, LLC, Silver Spring, Maryland, for
Appellant. Kevin Karpinski, E.I. Cornbrooks, IV, KARPINSKI, CORNBROOKS, &
KARP, P.A., for Appellees.
Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit.

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PER CURIAM:
Plaintiff John H. Stevens sued his employer (Charles County, Maryland) and the
county administrator for racial discrimination, retaliation, and a hostile work environment
in violation of Title VII and 42 U.S.C. § 1981. After the parties stipulated dismissal of the
hostile work environment claims, the district court granted summary judgment for
defendants on Stevens’ remaining claims. On appeal, Stevens challenges only the district
court’s resolution of his retaliation claims. We review the grant of summary judgment de
novo, construing all facts and reasonable inferences in favor of Stevens, the non-moving
party. See Neal v. East Carolina Univ., 53 F.4th 130, 144 (4th Cir. 2022). Having done so
and discerning no reversible error, we affirm. 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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