UNPUBLISHED

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT

No. 99-2105

WALTER E. CHILDRESS,

Plaintiff - Appellant,

versus

AMERICAN ELECTRIC POWER COMPANY, formerly known as Appalachian Power Company; STEPHEN LEWIS JAMISON; FAY AMOS; AETNA INSURANCE COMPANY,

Defendants - Appellees.

Appeal from the United States District Court for the Western Dis- trict of Virginia, at Lynchburg. Norman K. Moon, District Judge. (CA-99-34-6)

Submitted: January 31, 2000 Decided: February 25, 2000

Before WIDENER, NIEMEYER, and LUTTIG, Circuit Judges.

Dismissed by unpublished per curiam opinion.

Walter E. Childress, Appellant Pro Se. William Beverly Poff, Frank Kenneth Friedman, Thomas Meredith Winn, III, WOODS, ROGERS & HAZLE- GROVE, Roanoke, Virginia, for Appellees.

Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit.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

Walter E. Childress appeals the district court’s order dis-

missing his claims against the Defendants on the basis of res

judicata and moves to proceed on appeal in forma pauperis. We have

reviewed the record and the district court’s opinion and find no

reversible error. Accordingly, we deny leave to proceed in forma

pauperis and dismiss the appeal on the reasoning of the district

court. See Childress v. American Electric Power Co., No. CA-99-34-

6 (W.D. Va. July 14, 1999). We dispense with oral argument because

the facts and legal contentions are adequately presented in the ma-

terials before the court and argument would not aid the decisional

process.

DISMISSED

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