UNPUBLISHED

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT

No. 99-7447

STEPHAN D. BROOKS,

Plaintiff - Appellant,

versus

SERGEANT RIDDLE; MECKLENBURG COUNTY SHERIFF’S DEPARTMENT; MECKLENBURG COUNTY,

Defendants - Appellees.

Appeal from the United States District Court for the Western District of North Carolina, at Charlotte. Graham C. Mullen, Chief District Judge. (CA-99-188-3-MU-2)

Submitted: January 20, 2000 Decided: February 2, 2000

Before WILLIAMS, MICHAEL, and TRAXLER, Circuit Judges.

Dismissed by unpublished per curiam opinion.

Stephan D. Brooks, Appellant Pro Se.

Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit.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

Stephan D. Brooks, a North Carolina inmate, appeals the dis-

trict court’s order denying relief on his

(West

Supp. 1999) complaint under 28 U.S.C.A. § 1915A (West Supp. 1999).

We have reviewed the record and the district court’s opinion and

find that this appeal is frivolous. Accordingly, we dismiss the

appeal on the reasoning of the district court. See Brooks v.

Riddle, No. CA-99-188-3-MU-2 (W.D.N.C. June 4, 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.

DISMISSED

* Although the district court’s order is marked as “filed” on June 1, 1999, the district court’s records show that it was entered on the docket sheet on June 4, 1999. Pursuant to Rules 58 and 79(a) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, it is the date the order was entered on the docket sheet that we take as the effective date of the district court’s decision. See Wilson v. Murray,

(4th Cir. 1986).

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