UNPUBLISHED

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT

No. 97-1503

JERRY W. GOINGS,

Plaintiff - Appellant,

versus

WILLIAM R. ENDICOTT, D.D.S.; ENDICOTT DENTAL CARE,

Defendants - Appellees, and

TOMMY MURPH, DMD,

Defendant.

Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of South Carolina, at Florence. Cameron McGowan Currie, District Judge. (CA-95-3922-4-22)

Submitted: November 20, 1997 Decided: December 11, 1997

Before MURNAGHAN, MICHAEL, and MOTZ, Circuit Judges.

Affirmed by unpublished per curiam opinion.

Jerry W. Goings, Appellant Pro Se. Ruskin C. Foster, MCKAY, MCKAY, HENRY & FOSTER, P.A., Columbia, South Carolina, for Appellees. Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit. See Local Rule 36(c).

PER CURIAM:

Jerry Goings appeals the district court's orders (1) entering judgment upon the jury's verdict in favor of the Defendants on his

medical malpractice action and (2) denying his motion for judgment

notwithstanding the verdict. Goings claims that the district court

erred by excluding evidence pertaining to a prior conviction of

Defendant William Endicott. Our review of the record discloses no abuse of discretion. See United States v. Hassan-El ,

(4th Cir. 1993) (district court's evidentiary rulings are re-

viewed for abuse of discretion). Accordingly, we affirm. We dis-

pense 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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