UNPUBLISHED
UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT
No. 97-2016
JERRY L. GENT,
Plaintiff - Appellant,
versus
PAT L. SMITH,
Defendant - Appellee.
Appeal from the United States District Court for the Western Dis-
trict of Virginia, at Abingdon. James P. Jones, District Judge.
(CA-97-35-A)
Submitted: September 25, 1997 Decided: October 20, 1997
Before LUTTIG, MICHAEL, and MOTZ, Circuit Judges.
Affirmed by unpublished per curiam opinion.
Jerry L. Gent, Appellant Pro Se. Robert Bruce Dickert, WARREN &
WARREN, Bristol, Virginia, 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Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit.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 opinion and find no reversible error.
Accordingly, we affirm on the reasoning of the district court. Gent
v. Smith, No. CA-97-35-A (W.D. Va. July 22, 1997). We dispense with
oral argument because the facts and legal contentions are adequate-
ly presented in the materials before the court and argument would
not aid the decisional process.
AFFIRMED
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