UNPUBLISHED

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT

No. 97-7178

MICHAEL T. WATKINS,

Plaintiff - Appellant,

versus

COMMONWEALTH OF VIRGINIA; GEORGE ALLEN, Gov- ernor; ALEXANDER L. TAYLOR, JR.; RICHARD E. TRODDEN; STEPHEN W. HAYNIE; ARLINGTON COUNTY, VIRGINIA; MICHAEL FORTUNE, Lieutenant; JOHN SARAFINAS, Police Officer; LEONARD HURD, Police Officer; ARLINGTON COUNTY DETENTION CENTER; D. F. WARE, Deputy Sheriff; K. C. LANE, Deputy Sheriff; TERI OSWALD; MICHAEL PINSON,

Defendants - Appellees.

Appeal from the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia, at Richmond. Richard L. Williams, Senior District Judge. (CA-97-432-3)

Submitted: December 11, 1997 Decided: December 31, 1997

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

Affirmed by unpublished per curiam opinion. Michael T. Watkins, Appellant Pro Se.

Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit. See Local Rule 36(c).

PER CURIAM:

Appellant appeals the district court's order denying relief on his

(1994) complaint. 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.

Watkins v. Commonwealth of Virginia, No. CA-97-432-3 (E.D. Va. Aug. 11, 1997). 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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