UNPUBLISHED
UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT
No. 97-6926
JEFFREY T. BURNS,
Plaintiff - Appellant,
versus
MRS. BLOUNT,
Defendant - Appellee,
and
RONALD AVERY; LIEUTENANT BATTLE; SERGEANT
BEASLEY; OFFICER JACOBS; OFFICER KRULL,
Defendants.
Appeal from the United States District Court for the Eastern Dis-
trict of North Carolina, at Raleigh. James C. Fox, Chief District
Judge. (CA-95-58-5-F)
Submitted: September 11, 1997 Decided: September 23, 1997
Before RUSSELL, MURNAGHAN, and HAMILTON, Circuit Judges.
Affirmed by unpublished per curiam opinion.
Jeffrey T. Burns, Appellant Pro Se. Reid Russell, PATTERSON,
DILTHEY, CLAY & BRYSON, Raleigh, North Carolina, for Appellee.
Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit.
See Local Rule 36(c).
PER CURIAM:
Appellant appeals the district court's order denying relief on
his 42 U.S.C. § 1983 (1994) complaint. We have reviewed the record
and the district court's opinions partially accepting the magis-
trate judge's recommendation and find no reversible error. Accord-
ingly, we affirm on the reasoning of the district court. Burns v.
Blount, No. CA-95-58-5-F (E.D.N.C. Aug. 14, 1996 & June 17, 1997).
We dispense with oral argument because the facts and legal conten-
tions are adequately presented in the materials before the court
and argument would not aid the decisional process.
AFFIRMED
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