UNPUBLISHED UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT

No. 97-6352

VICTOR TYRONE BASS, Plaintiff - Appellant, versus

IREDELL COUNTY; CLYDE LLOYD; SERGEANT RICK, Defendants - Appellees.

Appeal from the United States District Court for the Western Dis- trict of North Carolina, at Statesville. Graham C. Mullen, District Judge. (CA-96-103-5-MU)

Submitted: August 28, 1997 Decided: September 16, 1997

Before WILKINS, WILLIAMS, and MICHAEL, Circuit Judges.

Dismissed by unpublished per curiam opinion.

Victor Tyrone Bass, Appellant Pro Se.

Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit.

See Local Rule 36(c).

PER CURIAM: Appellant, a North Carolina inmate, appeals the district court's order denying relief on his 42 U.S.C. § 1983 (1994) com- plaint under 28 U.S.C.A. § 1915(e)(2) (West Supp. 1997). We have reviewed the record and the district court's opinion and find that this appeal is frivolous. Accordingly, we dismiss the appeal on the reasoning of the district court. Bass v. Iredell County, No. CA-96- 103-5-MU (W.D.N.C. Jan. 15, 1997; Feb. 6, 1997). We dispense with oral argument because the facts and legal contentions are adequate- ly presented in the materials before the court and argument would not aid the decisional process.

DISMISSED