UNPUBLISHED
UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT
No. 01-2190
WILLIAM LEE RICHARDSON, JR.,
Plaintiff - Appellant,
versus
THE STATE OF MARYLAND; THE STATE OF WEST
VIRGINIA; UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,
Defendants - Appellees.
Appeal from the United States District Court for the Southern Dis-
trict of West Virginia, at Charleston. Charles H. Haden II, Chief
District Judge. (CA-01-778-2)
Submitted: January 17, 2002 Decided: January 28, 2002
Before WILKINS and KING, Circuit Judges, and HAMILTON, Senior
Circuit Judge.
Dismissed by unpublished per curiam opinion.
William Lee Richardson, Jr., Appellant Pro Se.
Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit.
See Local Rule 36(c).
PER CURIAM:
William Lee Richardson, Jr., seeks to appeal the district
court’s order dismissing his civil complaint as frivolous. We have
reviewed the record and the district court’s opinion accepting the
magistrate judge’s recommendation and find no reversible error.
Accordingly, we deny leave to proceed in forma pauperis and dismiss
the appeal on the reasoning of the district court. See Richardson
v. Maryland, No. CA-01-778-2 (S.D.W. Va. Sept. 26, 2001). 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
2