UNPUBLISHED

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT

No. 96-6724

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,

Plaintiff - Appellee,

versus

STEWART DEAN DALE,

Defendant - Appellant.

Appeal from the United States District Court for the Western Dis- trict of North Carolina, at Shelby. Charles E. Simons, Jr., Senior District Judge. (CR-94-36)

Submitted: January 9, 1997 Decided: January 21, 1997

Before HALL and MICHAEL, Circuit Judges, and PHILLIPS, Senior Circuit Judge.

Affirmed by unpublished per curiam opinion.

Stewart Dean Dale, Appellant Pro Se. Kenneth Davis Bell, OFFICE OF THE UNITED STATES ATTORNEY, Charlotte, 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Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit.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 orders denying his

motions for the return of seized property under Fed. R. Crim. P.

41(e) and for reconsideration. 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. United States v. Dale, No. CR-94-36 (W.D.N.C. Mar. 1 & Apr. 10, 1996). We deny Ap-

pellant's motions for authorization for preparation of a transcript

at government expense and for appointment of counsel. We dispense

with oral argument because the facts and legal contentions are adequately presented in the materials before the court and argument

would not aid the decisional process.

AFFIRMED

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