                             UNPUBLISHED

                   UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
                       FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT


                             No. 00-6656



JAKIE HAMMONDS,

                                              Plaintiff - Appellant,

          versus


STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA,

                                              Defendant - Appellee.



Appeal from the United States District Court for the Eastern Dis-
trict of North Carolina, at Raleigh. W. Earl Britt, Senior Dis-
trict Judge. (CA-99-793-5-BR)


Submitted:   July 27, 2000                 Decided:   August 7, 2000


Before MURNAGHAN, WILKINS, and KING, Circuit Judges.


Affirmed by unpublished per curiam opinion.


Jakie Hammonds, Appellant Pro Se.


Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit.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

     Jakie Hammonds appeals the district court’s order denying

relief on his 42 U.S.C.A. § 1983 (West Supp. 2000) complaint for

failure to state a claim under 28 U.S.C.A. § 1915(e)(2)(B) (West

Supp. 2000).   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.    See Hammonds v. North Caro-

lina, No. CA-99-793-5-BR (E.D.N.C. Apr. 3, 2000). We dispense with

oral argument because the facts and legal contentions are adequate-

ly presented in the materials before the court and argument would

not aid the decisional process.




                                                           AFFIRMED




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