UNPUBLISHED
UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT
No. 01-6460
RICKEY J. SHEPARD,
Plaintiff - Appellant,
versus
DOUG CATOE, Director of South Carolina Depart-
ment of Corrections; RICKIE HARRISON, Warden;
STANLEY BURTT, Associate Warden; BARBARA
SKEEN, Director of Medical Services; NFN
COOKE, Nurse Supervisor,
Defendants - Appellees.
Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of
South Carolina, at Spartanburg. Dennis W. Shedd, District Judge.
(CA-99-3107-7-19-BG)
Submitted: May 31, 2001 Decided: June 11, 2001
Before WILKINS, TRAXLER, and KING, Circuit Judges.
Dismissed by unpublished per curiam opinion.
Rickey J. Shepard, Appellant Pro Se. Vinton DeVane Lide, VINTON D.
LIDE & ASSOCIATES, Lexington, South Carolina, for Appellees.
Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit.
See Local Rule 36(c).
PER CURIAM:
Rickey Shepard, a state inmate, appeals the district court’s
order dismissing for failure to state a claim his 42 U.S.C.A.
§ 1983 (West Supp. 2000) complaint. We have reviewed the record
and the district court’s opinion accepting the magistrate judge’s
recommendation and find that this appeal is frivolous. Accord-
ingly, we dismiss the appeal on the reasoning of the district
court. See Shepard v. Catoe, No. CA-99-3107-7-19-BG (D.S.C. Feb.
28, 2001). We further deny Shepard’s motion to compel. We dis-
pense 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.
DISMISSED
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