UNPUBLISHED
UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT
No. 02-6679
BILLY LAND,
Plaintiff - Appellant,
versus
THEODIS BECK, Secretary of Correction; JAMES
B. BENNETT, Director of Prisons; GRADY J.
HAYNES, Superintendent of Warren Correctional;
HATTIE B. PIMPONG, Chief Disciplinary Hearing
Officer; ROBERT TERRY, JR., Hearing Officer;
LT. NORWOOD; J. R. JAMES, Lieutenant; T.
BROWN, Officer; D. HARDING, Officer; A.
PATTERSON,
Defendants - Appellees.
Appeal from the United States District Court for the Eastern
District of North Carolina, at Raleigh. Terrence W. Boyle, Chief
District Judge. (CA-01-533-5-BO)
Submitted: June 20, 2002 Decided: June 27, 2002
Before MICHAEL and KING, Circuit Judges, and HAMILTON, Senior
Circuit Judge.
Affirmed by unpublished per curiam opinion.
Billy Land, Appellant Pro Se.
Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit.
See Local Rule 36(c).
PER CURIAM:
Billy Land, a Virginia prisoner, appeals the district court’s
order denying his self-styled “motion for hearing.” We have
reviewed the record and the district court’s opinion and find no
reversible error. Land claims the district court must conduct a
hearing to determine the constitutionality of a refundable ten
dollar administrative fee imposed upon inmates who file internal
grievances against prison officials. We have already rejected
Land’s claim in a prior opinion. See Land v. Beck, No. 01-7386,
slip op. (4th Cir. Dec. 28, 2001). Therefore, Land’s claim is
barred under principles of res judicata. Accordingly, we affirm
the judgment of the district court. 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
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