Opinion
No. 07-1347.
Submitted: December 14, 2007.
Decided: January 8, 2008.
Appeal from the United States District Court for the Western District of Virginia, at Lynchburg. Norman K. Moon, District Judge. (6:06-cv-00010-NKM).
Louis A. Smith, Appellant Pro Se. Sandra Tinsley, Lynchburg, Virginia, Appellee Pro Se.
Before MOTZ, GREGORY, and SHEDD, Circuit Judges.
Affirmed by unpublished PER CURIAM opinion.
Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit.
Louis A. Smith appeals the district court's order finding a change of beneficiary form ineffective and granting judgment for Sandra Tinsley in this civil action. We have reviewed the record, including the trial, and find no reversible error. Accordingly, we affirm for the reasons stated by the district court. See Sun Life Assurance Co. v. Tinsley, No. 6:06-cv-00010-NKM, 2007 WL 1052485 (W.D.Va. Apr. 4, 2007). To the extent Smith alleges the district court was biased against him, he has failed to show grounds for relief. See 28 U.S.C. §§ 144, 455 (2000); Sine v. Local No. 992 Int'l Bhd. of Teamsters, 882 F.2d 913, 914-15 (4th Cir. 1989) (giving standard for affidavit of recusal); Shaw v. Martin, 733 F.2d 304, 308 (4th Cir. 1984) (providing basis for recusal on grounds of prejudice and bias). 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.