UNPUBLISHED

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT

No. 01-1905

JOHN N. ATKINSON,

Plaintiff - Appellant,

versus

CITY OF SPARTANBURG; ANTHONY T. FISHER; ART D. LITTLEJOHN; SPARTANBURG CIVIL SERVICE COMMIS- SION; SPARTANBURG PUBLIC SAFETY DEPARTMENT; SPARTANBURG PUBLIC SAFETY DEPARTMENT, Office of Professional Standards; SPARTANBURG PUBLIC SAFETY DEPARTMENT, Incident Review Board,

Defendants - Appellees.

Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of South Carolina, at Spartanburg. Henry M. Herlong, Jr., District Judge. (CA-00-1179-7-BG)

Submitted: October 4, 2001 Decided: October 11, 2001

Before NIEMEYER, LUTTIG, and MICHAEL, Circuit Judges.

Affirmed by unpublished per curiam opinion.

John N. Atkinson, Appellant Pro Se. Thomas Howard Keim, Jr., Jeffrey Andrew Lehrer, EDWARDS, BALLARD, BISHOP, STURM, CLARK & KEIM, Spartanburg, South Carolina, for Appellees.

Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit.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

John N. Atkinson appeals the district court’s order denying

relief on his

(West Supp. 2001) 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

Atkinson v. City of Spartanburg, No. CA-00-1179-7-BG (D.S.C. June

12, 2001). 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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