[NOT FOR PUBLICATION]
UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE FIRST CIRCUIT
No. 97-1379
STEVEN S. CROOKER,
Plaintiff, Appellant,
v.
JOHN MAGAW, ETC.,
Defendant, Appellee.
APPEAL FROM THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE DISTRICT OF MASSACHUSETTS
[Hon. Michael A. Ponsor, U.S. District Judge]
Before
Selya, Boudin and Stahl,
Circuit Judges.
Steven S. Crooker on brief pro se.
Donald K. Stern, United States Attorney, and Karen L. Goodwin,
Assistant United States Attorney, on brief for appellee.
September 11, 1997
Per Curiam. We have reviewed the parties' briefs and
the record on appeal. We agree with the district court that
the agency ruling was neither arbitrary, capricious nor an
abuse of discretion nor do we think that the agency's action
rests on any misinterpretation of the pertinent statute. We
therefore affirm the judgment entered on March 7, 1997.
Affirmed.
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