UNPUBLISHED

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT

No. 99-1884

JAMES A. GARDNER,

Plaintiff - Appellant,

versus

CLARENCE H. CARTER, Commissioner, Virginia De- partment of Social Services; CHERYL A. WILKER- SON, Assistant Attorney General of Virginia; UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,

Defendants - Appellees.

Appeal from the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia, at Norfolk. Rebecca B. Smith and Jerome B. Friedman, District Judges. (CA-98-1489-2)

Submitted: October 21, 1999 Decided: October 26, 1999

Before WIDENER and TRAXLER, Circuit Judges, and BUTZNER, Senior Circuit Judge.

Affirmed by unpublished per curiam opinion.

James A. Gardner, Appellant Pro Se. Alice Ann Berkebile, OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL OF VIRGINIA, Richmond, Virginia; Michael Anson Rhine, OFFICE OF THE UNITED STATES ATTORNEY, Norfolk, Virginia, for Appellees.

Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit.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

James A. Gardner appeals the district court’s order dismissing

his claim for damages regarding adjustments in his food stamps

benefits. 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. See Gardner v. Carter, No.

CA-98-1489-2 (E.D. Va. Apr. 30, 1999). 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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