UNPUBLISHED

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT

No. 97-7681

HERBERT CURTIS,

Plaintiff - Appellant,

versus

ROBERT WARD, Warden of Evans Correctional Institute; STUKEY, Major at Evans Correctional Institute; PAT BROWN, Lieutenant at Evans Correctional Institute; GIBSON, Correctional Officer at Evans Correctional Institute; GRIFFIN, Investigator at Evans Correctional Institute; M. K. GALLOWAY, Head of Grievance at Evans Correctional Institute,

Defendants - Appellees.

Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of South Carolina, at Florence. David C. Norton, District Judge. (CA-97-2515-4-18BE)

Submitted: February 26, 1998 Decided: March 20, 1998

Before WILKINS, NIEMEYER, and HAMILTON, Circuit Judges.

Affirmed by unpublished per curiam opinion.

Herbert Curtis, 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Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit.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 accepting the magistrate judge's

recommendation and find no reversible error. Accordingly, we affirm

on the reasoning of the district court. Curtis v. Ward, No. CA-97- 2515-4-18BE (D.S.C. Oct. 27, 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 deci- sional process.

AFFIRMED

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