UNPUBLISHED UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT

No. 96-7729

JOHN JOSEPH BERLIN, Plaintiff - Appellant, versus EDWARD W. MURRAY; M. WATKINS; D. A. BRAXTON; RANDALL JACKSON; GEORGE P. DOBSON; UNKNOWN DEFENDANTS 1-100, Defendants - Appellees.

Appeal from the United States District Court for the Western Dis- trict of Virginia, at Roanoke. Jackson L. Kiser, Senior District Judge. (CA-95-376-R) Submitted: May 15, 1997 Decided: May 28, 1997 Before RUSSELL, HALL, and HAMILTON, Circuit Judges.

Dismissed by unpublished per curiam opinion.

John Joseph Berlin, Appellant Pro Se. Pamela Anne Sargent, Assis- tant Attorney General, Richmond, Virginia, for Appellees.

Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit.

See Local Rule 36(c).

PER CURIAM: John Berlin, a Virginia inmate, appeals the district court's order denying relief on his 42 U.S.C. § 1983 (1994) complaint under U.S.C.A. § 1915A (West Supp. 1997). We have reviewed the record and the district court's opinion and find that this appeal is friv- olous. Accordingly, we deny Berlin's motion for general relief and dismiss the appeal on the reasoning of the district court. Berlin v. Murray, No. CA-95-376-R (W.D. Va. Oct. 28, 1996). 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.

DISMISSED