HOWES v. NEW YORK LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY (2019)

United States Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit.

Thomas W. HOWES, Plaintiff - Appellant, v. NEW YORK LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY, Defendant - Appellee.

No. 18-2466

Decided: April 29, 2019

Before FLOYD and QUATTLEBAUM, Circuit Judges, and TRAXLER, Senior Circuit Judge. Thomas W. Howes, Appellant Pro Se. Brandon J. Brigham, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Kaiser H. Chowdhry, MORGAN LEWIS & BOCKIUS, LLP, Washington, D.C., for Appellee.

Thomas W. Howes appeals the district court's order granting New York Life Insurance Company's motion to dismiss his petition to vacate an arbitration award. We have reviewed the record and find no reversible error. Accordingly, although we grant leave to proceed in forma pauperis, we affirm for the reasons stated by the district court. Howes v. New York Life Ins. Co., No. 8:18-cv-00431-GJH (D. Md. Nov. 20, 2018). 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

PER CURIAM:

Affirmed by unpublished per curiam opinion. Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit.