UNPUBLISHED

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT

No. 03-7359

ASHANN-RA,

Plaintiff - Appellant, and

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,

Intervenor/Plaintiff,

versus

GENE M. JOHNSON; LINDA SHEAR; TIM W. EVANS, Counselor; CORPORAL VIERS, Claim #13; COMMONWEALTH OF VIRGINIA, Claims #13 and #22; RON ANGELONE, Claim #22; DAN ARMSTRONG; DUNCAN MILLS, Claim #22; CHIEF OF OPERATIONS, Claim #22; DANIEL BRAXTON, Claim #35; LARRY HUFFMAN, Claim #35; GARY L. BASS; W. W. ROGERS,

Defendants - Appellees, and

TONY F. MCANALLY; D. P. SMITH, Classification; RICHARD A. YOUNG; LARRY W. HUFFMAN; MELANIE PARR; REGIONAL OMBUDSMAN; PAGE TRUE; STAN YOUNG; ADAM HARVEY; TERRY MONK, Counselor; M. HENSLEY; STACY RIDER; FARMER, Mailroom Clerk; RICHARDSON, Mailroom Clerk; CORPORAL RUSSELL; SERGEANT HEAD; JERRY W. ARMENTROUT; D. VASS; RICHARD FLEMING, Major; LESLIE FLEMING, Captain; BILL FERGUSON; J. KISER, Captain; KELLY JEAN CHRIS, Lieutenant; MICHAEL YOUNCE, Lieutenant; STACY MULLINS, Lieutenant; L. W. COX, Lieutenant; JIM ROBINSON, Lieutenant; CHARLES RAMBO; JOHN HONAKER, Lieutenant; RICKY ROSE, Lieutenant; RONALD MACK FOWLER, Lieutenant; J. B. QUINN, Sergeant; GREGORY DEEL, Sergeant; SERGEANT CHILDRESS; DELMER TATE; JOHNNY KENDRICK; JEFFREY D. PHILLIPS; NANCY ROSE; G. COUNTS, Corporal; J. ELY; T. HALE; J. ARTRIP, Officer; T. YOUNCE; B. MAGGARD; W. SCANLON; S. DEEL; D. DEEL; A. KILBOURNE; CORPORAL RING; D. GREGORY BAKER; CORPORAL FLUTZ; CORPORAL BAKER; CORPORAL CREEAR; CORPORAL FOSTER; CORPORAL DEEL; CORPORAL BROWN; R. A. EDWARDS, JR., M.D., Corporal; JOHN DOE; OFFICER IN CHARGE; J. LARGE; CORPORAL HOPKINS; JOHN DOE, Two unknown A-3 control room correctional officers; TIM W. EVANS, Counselor; L. MILLS, Counselor; R. DUFFY, Counselor; L. MULLINS, Counselor; J. BOLLING; N. C. LEWIS; COUNSELOR SYKES; COUNSELOR JESSEE; COUNSELOR GIBSON; SANDY MULLINS; TERESA PEASE, Mailroom Clerk; LEIGH MCCOY; PAMELA SAUL; D. MCKNIGHT; L. MILLINS, Hearing Officer; ROSE, Laundry Manager; J. FRALEY, Former Virginia Department of Corrections Officer,

Defendants.

Appeal from the United States District Court for the Western District of Virginia, at Roanoke. James C. Turk, Senior District Judge. (CA-02-927-7)

Submitted: December 31, 2003 Decided: March 2, 2004

Before WIDENER, TRAXLER, and GREGORY, Circuit Judges.

Affirmed by unpublished per curiam opinion.

Ashann-Ra, Appellant Pro Se. Joshua Z. Rabinovitz, Catherine Yvonne Hancock, Michael Scott Raab, UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE, for Intervenor. Pamela Anne Sargent, Assistant Attorney General, for Appellees.

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

- 3 - PER CURIAM:

Ashann-Ra appeals the district court’s order denying his

free exercise claim filed under

(2000). We have

reviewed the record and find no reversible error. Accordingly, we

affirm substantially on the reasoning of the district court. See

Ashann-Ra v. Johnson, No. CA-02-927-7 (W.D. Va. Aug. 22, 2003). 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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