ASHLEY BOSHEA, Administrator of the Estate of David John Boshea, Deceased v. Michael R. White

UNPUBLISHED
UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT
No. 26-1054
ASHLEY BOSHEA, Administrator of the Estate of David John Boshea, Deceased,
Plaintiff - Appellee,
and
COMPASS MARKETING, INC.,
Defendant - Appellee,
v.
MICHAEL R. WHITE,
Movant - Appellant.
Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of Maryland, at Baltimore.
Ellen Lipton Hollander, Senior District Judge. (1:21-cv-00309-ELH)
Submitted: April 23, 2026 Decided: April 28, 2026
Before NIEMEYER, THACKER, and HARRIS, Circuit Judges.
Affirmed by unpublished per curiam opinion.
Michael R. White, Appellant Pro Se. Stephen B. Stern, KAGAN STERN MARINELLO &
BEARD, LLC, Annapolis, Maryland, for Appellee Compass Marketing, Inc.
Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit.

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PER CURIAM:
Michael R. White appeals a district court order denying his motion for sanctions
against the appellees, Compass Marketing, Inc., and its lawyers. We have reviewed the
record and find no reversible error. As the district court explained, Michael may not
recover sanctions under Rule 11 because he failed to comply with Rule 11’s “safe harbor”
provision, which requires that a motion for sanctions be served on the opposing party at
least twenty-one days before it is filed in court. Fed. R. Civ. P. 11. Moreover, White’s
motion for sanctions under Rule 11 and other provisions was untimely, as the alleged
misconduct occurred two years before White filed his motion.
White also appeals the district court’s denial of his motion for reconsideration. But
in his Fed. R. Civ. P. 59(e) motion, White failed to identify any errors in the district court’s
underlying order or to provide additional evidence that would affect the court’s analysis.
Finally, White has filed motions to amend the captions and to prohibit the dismissal of a
related appeal in which White is not a party. We deny these motions and affirm the district
court’s orders. Boshea v. Compass Mktg., Inc., No. 1:21-cv-00309-ELH D. Md. (Oct. 30,
2025 & Jan. 29, 2026). 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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