UNPUBLISHED
UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT
No. 96-7419
JIMMIE NELSON,
Plaintiff - Appellant,
versus
BERKELEY COUNTY; JAMES H. ROZIER, JR., Berke-
ley County Supervisor, in his individual and
official capacity,
Defendants - Appellees.
Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of
South Carolina, at Charleston. David C. Norton, District Judge.
(CA-94-713-2-18AJ)
Submitted: November 7, 1996 Decided: November 20, 1996
Before RUSSELL and WIDENER, Circuit Judges, and PHILLIPS, Senior
Circuit Judge.
Affirmed by unpublished per curiam opinion.
Jimmie Nelson, Appellant Pro Se. Sandra J. Senn, STUCKEY & SENN,
Charleston, South Carolina, for Appellees.
Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit.
See Local Rule 36(c).
PER CURIAM:
Appellant appeals the district court's order denying his mo-
tion to amend his 42 U.S.C. § 1983 (1994) complaint,* and its final
order dismissing his complaint. We have reviewed the record and the
district court's opinions accepting the magistrate judge's recom-
mendations and find no reversible error. Accordingly, we affirm on
the reasoning of the district court. Nelson v. Berkeley County, No.
CA-94-713-2-18AJ (D.S.C. Sept. 20, 1994; July 18, 1996). We note
that Appellant filed this appeal after the effective date of the
Prisoner Litigation Reform Act ("PLRA"); because Appellant no
longer is incarcerated, the PLRA requirements do not apply to him,
and we overrule Appellees' objection to Appellant proceeding with-
out prepayment of filing fees and costs. 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
*
Appellant's previously filed interlocutory appeal of the
district court's September 26, 1994, denial of his motion to amend
his complaint is ripe at this juncture.
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