UNPUBLISHED
UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT
No. 97-6041
VERNON WELLS,
Plaintiff - Appellant,
versus
WARDEN, Indian Creek Correctional Center;
KITCHEN SUPERVISORS,
Defendants - Appellees.
Appeal from the United States District Court for the Eastern Dis-
trict of Virginia, at Richmond. Robert E. Payne, District Judge.
(CA-96-862)
Submitted: April 17, 1997 Decided: May 2, 1997
Before NIEMEYER and WILLIAMS, Circuit Judges, and BUTZNER, Senior
Circuit Judge.
Affirmed by unpublished per curiam opinion.
Vernon Wells, Appellant Pro Se.
Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit.
See Local Rule 36(c).
PER CURIAM:
Appellant appeals the district court's order dismissing his 42
U.S.C. § 1983 (1994) complaint. The district court ordered Appel-
lant to pay the full $120.00 filing fee or submit an in forma pau-
peris application in accordance with 28 U.S.C. § 1915(a)(1) (1994)
as amended by Prison Litigation Reform Act of 1996, and dismissed
the case without prejudice when Appellant failed to comply with the
order. Finding no abuse of discretion, we affirm the district
court's order. 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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