                           UNPUBLISHED

                  UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
                      FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT



                           No. 97-2720



GROVER L. DRUMMOND,

                                           Plaintiff - Appellant,

         versus


STATE OF MARYLAND,

                                              Defendant - Appellee.



Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of
Maryland, at Baltimore. Frederic N. Smalkin, District Judge. (CA-
97-3724-S)


Submitted:   February 26, 1997           Decided:   March 16, 1998


Before WILKINS, NIEMEYER, and HAMILTON, Circuit Judges.


Affirmed by unpublished per curiam opinion.


Grover L. Drummond, Appellant Pro Se.


Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit.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

     Appellant appeals the district court's order denying relief in

his civil rights complaint under 28 U.S.C.A. § 1915(e) (West Supp.

1997). We have reviewed the record and the district court's opinion

and find no reversible error. Accordingly, we affirm on the reason-

ing of the district court. Drummond v. Maryland, No. CA-97-3724-S
(D. Md. Nov. 10, 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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