288 F.3d 124 Joseph BRYANT, Sr., Plaintiff-Appellant,v.BELL ATLANTIC MARYLAND, INCORPORATED; Bell Atlantic Network Services, Incorporated, Defendants-Appellees. No. 01-1541. United States Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit. Argued November 1, 2001. Decided April 29, 2002. COPYRIGHT MATERIAL OMITTED COPYRIGHT MATERIAL OMITTED ARGUED: Howard Jay Needle, Baltimore, Maryland, for Appellant. Ralph Michael Smith, Dechert, Price & Rhoads, Washington, […]