UNPUBLISHED

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT

No. 00-6321

JERRY ANTONIO WILLIAMS,

Plaintiff - Appellant,

versus

WALTER C. MCCARD,

Defendant - Appellee.

Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of Maryland, at Baltimore. William M. Nickerson, District Judge. (CA-00-274-WMN)

Submitted: August 30, 2000 Decided: September 7, 2000

Before WIDENER, NIEMEYER, and WILLIAMS, Circuit Judges.

Dismissed by unpublished per curiam opinion.

Jerry Antonio Williams, Appellant Pro Se.

Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit.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

Jerry Antonio Williams, a United States inmate, appeals the

district court’s order denying relief on his action proceeding

against his former criminal defense counsel. The district court

dismissed the action as frivolous under

(e)(2)

(West Supp. 2000). We have reviewed the record and the district

court’s opinion and find that this appeal is frivolous. According-

ly, we dismiss the appeal on the reasoning of the district court.

See Williams v. McCard, No. CA-00-274-WMN (D. Md. Feb. 9, 2000).

We dispense with oral argument because the facts and legal conten-

tions are adequately presented in the materials before the court

and argument would not aid the decisional process.

DISMISSED

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