UNPUBLISHED

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT

No. 96-6912

DAVID WAYNE HALL, SR.,

Plaintiff - Appellant,

versus

STATE OF MARYLAND,

Defendant - Appellee.

Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of Maryland, at Baltimore. William M. Nickerson, District Judge. (CA-96-1210-WMN)

Submitted: November 7, 1996 Decided: November 20, 1996

Before RUSSELL and WIDENER, Circuit Judges, and PHILLIPS, Senior Circuit Judge.

Dismissed by unpublished per curiam opinion.

David Wayne Hall, Sr., Appellant Pro Se.

Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit. See Local Rule 36(c). PER CURIAM:

Appellant, a Maryland inmate, appeals the district court's

order denying relief on his

(1994) complaint under

(e) (1994), amended by Prison Litigation Reform Act,

Stat. 1321 (1996). We have reviewed

the record and the district court's opinion and find that this

appeal is frivolous. Accordingly, we deny Appellant's motion for

appointment of counsel and dismiss the appeal on the reasoning of

the district court. Hall v. State of Maryland, No. CA-96-1210-WMN

(D. Md. May 31, 1996). 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.

DISMISSED

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