UNPUBLISHED
UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT
No. 97-6131
JAMES STATON, JR.,
Plaintiff - Appellant,
versus
JUANITA H. BAKER; ELBERT T. BUCK, JR.; WILLIAM
A. LOWERY; CHARLES L. MANN; MARGARET M.
STAMEY,
Defendants - Appellees.
Appeal from the United States District Court for the Eastern Dis-
trict of North Carolina, at Raleigh. James C. Fox, Chief District
Judge. (CA-96-745-5-F)
Submitted: May 15, 1997 Decided: May 29, 1997
Before RUSSELL, HALL, and HAMILTON, Circuit Judges.
Dismissed by unpublished per curiam opinion.
James Staton, Jr., Appellant Pro Se.
Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit.
See Local Rule 36(c).
PER CURIAM:
Appellant, a North Carolina inmate, appeals the district
court's order denying relief on his 42 U.S.C. § 1983 (1994) com-
plaint under 28 U.S.C.A. § 1915(e)(2)(B) (West Supp. 1997). We have
reviewed the record and the district court's opinion and find that
this appeal is frivolous. Accordingly, we dismiss the appeal on the
reasoning of the district court. Staton v. Baker, No. CA-96-745-5-F
(E.D.N.C. Dec. 12, 1996). We dispense with oral argument because
the facts and legal contentions are adequately presented in the ma-
terials before the court and argument would not aid the decisional
process.
DISMISSED
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