                              UNPUBLISHED

                   UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
                       FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT



                              No. 97-2769



LAWRENCE VERLINE WILDER, SR.,

                                             Plaintiff - Appellant,

          versus


J. FREDERICK MOTZ, Chief Judge; FREDERICK
SMALKINS, Judge; UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE DISTRICT OF MARYLAND,

                                            Defendants - Appellees.



Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of
Maryland, at Baltimore. Catherine C. Blake, District Judge. (CA-
97-4055-CCB)


Submitted:   April 29, 1998                  Decided:   May 13, 1998


Before MURNAGHAN, NIEMEYER, and WILLIAMS, Circuit Judges.


Affirmed by unpublished per curiam opinion.


Lawrence Verline Wilder, Sr., Appellant Pro Se.


Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit.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

     Appellant appeals from the district court's order denying

relief on his 42 U.S.C. § 1983 (1994) 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. Wilder v. United States District Court, No. CA-97-4055-CCB
(D. Md. Dec. 15, 1997). 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




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