UNPUBLISHED

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT

No. 98-1766

EUGENE GRAY,

Plaintiff - Appellant,

versus

CHESTERFIELD-COLONIAL HEIGHTS DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES,

Defendant - Appellee.

Appeal from the United States District Court for the Eastern Dis- trict of Virginia, at Richmond. Robert E. Payne, District Judge. (CA-98-8)

Submitted: September 30, 1998 Decided: October 14, 1998

Before ERVIN, LUTTIG, and WILLIAMS, Circuit Judges.

Affirmed by unpublished per curiam opinion.

Eugene Gray, Appellant Pro Se. Steven Latham Micas, County Attor- ney, Michael Steven Jonas Chernau, COUNTY ATTORNEY’S OFFICE, Ches- terfield, Virginia, for Appellee.

Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit.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

Eugene Gray appeals the district court’s order dismissing his

defamation and various constitutional violations claims. 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. Gray v. Chesterfield-Colonial Hgts. Dep’t of Soc.

Servs., No. CA-98-8 (E.D. Va. Apr. 24, 1998). 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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