UNPUBLISHED

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT

No. 00-6810

GEORGE ADAMS,

Plaintiff - Appellant,

and

WILBERT GALLMAN,

Plaintiff,

versus

JOHN MIDDLETON, INCORPORATED; TOP REPUBLIC TOBACCO; BRIAN J. DIEHL, President-Director of South Carolina Department of Corrections canteen,

Defendants - Appellees.

Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of South Carolina, at Columbia. David C. Norton, District Judge. (CA-99-2717-3-18BC)

Submitted: November 30, 2000 Decided: December 8, 2000

Before NIEMEYER, LUTTIG, and MICHAEL, Circuit Judges.

Affirmed by unpublished per curiam opinion. George Adams, Appellant Pro Se. Michael Woodrow Hogue, NELSON, MULLINS, RILEY & SCARBOROUGH, Columbia, South Carolina; Thomas Frank Dougall, BOWERS, ORR & DOUGALL, Columbia, South Carolina; Terry B. Millar, Rock Hill, South Carolina, for Appellees.

Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit.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

PER CURIAM:

George Adams appeals the district court’s order denying relief

on his

(West Supp. 2000) complaint. We have

reviewed the record and the district court’s opinion accepting the

magistrate judge’s recommendation and find no reversible error.

Accordingly, we affirm on the reasoning of the district court. See

Adams v. John Middleton, Inc., No. CA-99-2717-3-18BC (D.S.C. May

18, 2000). 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.

AFFIRMED

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