                             UNPUBLISHED

                   UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
                       FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT



                             No. 97-6218



TAHRIM SUPREME C. JIHAD, a/k/a Vincent Edward
Little,

                                             Plaintiff - Appellant,

          versus


UNION CITY POLICE; SAM WHITE, Lieutenant,

                                            Defendants - Appellees.



Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of
South Carolina, at Charleston. Cameron McGowan Currie, District
Judge. (CA-96-2968-2-22AJ)


Submitted:   July 24, 1997                 Decided:   August 6, 1997


Before HAMILTON, LUTTIG, and MOTZ, Circuit Judges.


Dismissed by unpublished per curiam opinion.


Tahrim Supreme C. Jihad, Appellant Pro Se.


Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit.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

     Appellant, a South Carolina inmate, appeals the district

court's order denying relief on his 42 U.S.C. § 1983 (1994) com-

plaint under 28 U.S.C.A. § 1915(e) (West Supp. 1997). We have

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

magistrate judge's recommendation and find that this appeal is
frivolous. Accordingly, we dismiss the appeal on the reasoning of

the district court. Jihad v. Union City Police Dep't, No. CA-96-
2968-2-22AJ (D.S.C. Jan. 27, 1997). 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 deci-
sional process.




                                                         DISMISSED




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