UNPUBLISHED

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT

No. 00-6857

RAYON E. HALL,

Plaintiff - Appellant,

versus

CITY OF NORFOLK; DAVID W. HUGHES, Individually and in his official capacity as investigator for the city of Norfolk; R. E. IRBY, Individ- ually and in his official capacity as investi- gator for the city of Norfolk; JERRAULD C. JONES; STUART FORBES, Individually and in his official capacity as Assistant Commonwealth Attorney,

Defendants - Appellees.

Appeal from the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia, at Norfolk. Henry C. Morgan, Jr., District Judge. (CA-00-274)

Submitted: October 12, 2000 Decided: October 20, 2000

Before WILLIAMS and MOTZ, Circuit Judges, and HAMILTON, Senior Circuit Judge.

Dismissed by unpublished per curiam opinion.

Rayon E. Hall, Appellant Pro Se. Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit. See Local Rule 36(c).

PER CURIAM:

Rayon E. Hall, a federal inmate, appeals the district court’s

order denying relief on his

(West Supp. 2000)

complaint under 28 U.S.C.A. § 1915A (West Supp. 2000), and a

subsequent order denying relief on his motion filed pursuant to

Fed. R. Civ. P. 59(e). We have reviewed the record and the dis-

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

Accordingly, we dismiss the appeal on the reasoning of the district

court. See Hall v. City of Norfolk, No. CA-00-274 (E.D. Va. April

26 & June 1, 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.

DISMISSED

* Although the district court’s order is marked as “filed” on May 31, 2000, the district court’s records show that it was entered on the docket sheet on June 1, 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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