UNPUBLISHED

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT

No. 98-6592

JAMES JOSEPH OWENS,

Plaintiff - Appellant,

versus

GERALD CASKEY, Deputy Clerk, Circuit Court, Baltimore City; RAY WALLACE, Office of the Clerk, Circuit Court, Baltimore City; PATRICIA M. BERTIORELLI, Clerk of the Circuit Court, Baltimore City; ROBERT C. FRANKE, Clerk, Court of Appeals of Maryland,

Defendants - Appellees.

Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of Maryland, at Baltimore. J. Frederick Motz, Chief District Judge. (CA-97-4286-JFM)

Submitted: September 30, 1998 Decided: October 20, 1998

Before ERVIN, LUTTIG, and WILLIAMS, Circuit Judges.

Affirmed by unpublished per curiam opinion.

James Joseph Owens, Appellant Pro Se. John Joseph Curran, Jr., Attorney General, Julia Melville Freit, OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL OF MARYLAND, Baltimore, Maryland, for Appellees.

Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit.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

James Joseph Owens appeals the district court's order denying

relief on his

(West Supp. 1998) 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. Owens v. Caskey, No. CA-97-4286-JFM (D. Md. Apr.

10, 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. The

motion for appointment of counsel is denied.

AFFIRMED

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