UNPUBLISHED UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT No. 97-6968 ISMAIL MUHAMMAD, a/k/a Wayne Anthony Garrett, Plaintiff - Appellant, versus RON ANGELONE, Director; ANDREW WINSTON, Chair- man, Virginia Board of Corrections; DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS; BOARD OF CORRECTIONS OF THE STATE OF VIRGINIA, Defendants - Appellees. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Western District of Virginia, at Roanoke. James C. Turk, District Judge. (CA-97-356-R) Submitted: October 23, 1997 Decided: November 17, 1997 Before HAMILTON and WILLIAMS, Circuit Judges, and PHILLIPS, Senior Circuit Judge. Affirmed by unpublished per curiam opinion. Ismail Muhammad, 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 Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit.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 denying relief on his 42 U.S.C. § 1983 (1994) complaint and from its order denying his motion to alter or amend the judgment. 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. Muhammad v. Angelone, No. CA-97-356-R (W.D. Va. June 20, 1997; July 2, 1997). We dispense with oral argument because the facts and legal contentions are adequately presented in the mate- rials before the court and argument would not aid the decisional process. AFFIRMED 2