UNPUBLISHED

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT

No. 00-6841

JAMES EUGENE VENABLE,

Plaintiff - Appellant,

versus

PAGE TRUE, Warden; RON ANGELONE, Director, Virginia Department of Corrections; ANDREW WINSTON, Chairman; GENE JOHNSON, Director; M. VERNON SMITH, M.D., Chief Physician; Y. ELSWICK, Warden; JOHN DOE, Owner of CMS,

Defendants - Appellees.

Appeal from the United States District Court for the Western Dis- trict of Virginia, at Roanoke. Jackson L. Kiser, Senior District Judge. (CA-00-346-7)

Submitted: September 21, 2000 Decided: September 29, 2000

Before WILKINS, NIEMEYER, and TRAXLER, Circuit Judges.

Affirmed by unpublished per curiam opinion.

James Eugene Venable, Appellant Pro Se.

Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit.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

James Eugene Venable appeals the district court’s order de-

nying relief on his

(West Supp. 2000) complaint.

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 Venable v. True, No. CA-00-346-7 (W.D.

Va. May 23, 2000).* We dispense with oral argument because the

facts and legal contentions are adequately presented in the mate-

rials before the court and argument would not aid the decisional

process.

AFFIRMED

* Although the district court’s order is marked as “filed” on May 22, 2000, the district court’s records show that it was entered on the docket sheet on May 23, 2000. Pursuant to Rules 58 and 79(a) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, it is the date that 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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