UNPUBLISHED

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT

No. 98-6692

O. GARRY OKPALA,

Plaintiff - Appellant,

versus

M. RAY, Warden; M. RICHER; S. COUNTS; R. GEORGE; S. HOLMAN; R. RODADO; FEDERAL BUREAU OF PRISONS,

Defendants - Appellees.

Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of South Carolina, at Charleston. G. Ross Anderson, Jr., District Judge. (CA-97-134-9-13JC)

Submitted: February 11, 1999 Decided: February 23, 1999

Before ERVIN, NIEMEYER, and TRAXLER, Circuit Judges.

Affirmed by unpublished per curiam opinion.

O. Garry Okpala, Appellant Pro Se. Barbara Murcier Bowens, OFFICE OF THE UNITED STATES ATTORNEY, Columbia, South Carolina, for Appellees.

Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit.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

O. Garry Okpala 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 accepting

in part the magistrate judge’s recommendation and find no revers-

ible error. Accordingly, we affirm on the reasoning of the dis-

trict court. See Okpala v. Ray, No. CA-97-134-9-13JC (D.S.C. Mar.

13, 1998). We deny Appellant’s motion to strike Appellees’ brief,

and 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

* The court properly construed the complaint as one filed pursuant to Bivens v. Six Unknown Named Federal Narcotics Agents,

(1971).

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