UNPUBLISHED UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT

No. 97-6377

COLUMBUS HOWARD SANDIFUR, JR., Plaintiff - Appellant, versus

NORTHERN NECK REGIONAL JAIL; CAROL NEALE, R.N.; S. JOHNS, Director, Defendants - Appellees.

Appeal from the United States District Court for the Eastern Dis- trict of Virginia, at Alexandria. Leonie M. Brinkema, District Judge. (CA-97-160-AM)

Submitted: June 19, 1997 Decided: June 30, 1997

Before WILKINS and MICHAEL, Circuit Judges, and BUTZNER, Senior Circuit Judge.

Dismissed by unpublished per curiam opinion.

Columbus Howard Sandifur, Jr., Appellant Pro Se.

Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit.

See Local Rule 36(c).

PER CURIAM: Appellant, 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 dismiss the appeal on the reasoning of the district court. Sandifur v. Northern Neck Reg'l Jail, No. CA-97- 160-AM (E.D. Va. Feb. 18, 1997). We deny Appellant's motion to ap- point counsel and 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