                 IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS

                         FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT

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                              No. 95-20074
                            Summary Calendar
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          JAMES W. WILLIAMS,

                                       Plaintiff-Appellant,


          v.

          B. LEWIS; FRANK O. MCCARTHY, II,
          also known as M. Macartney,

                                     Defendants- Appellees.

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           Appeal from the United States District Court
                for the Southern District of Texas
                          (CA-H-90-2741)
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                        February 21, 1996
Before KING, SMITH, and BENAVIDES, Circuit Judges.

PER CURIAM:*

     James W. Williams appeals from the jury's verdict in favor

of the defendants in this civil rights lawsuit filed under 42

U.S.C. § 1983.    He contends that the district court erred by not

granting a continuance, by not permitting him to amend his

complaint, by permitting the jury to consider their handwritten

notes while deliberating and by denying his motion for a new


     *
        Pursuant to Local Rule 47.5, the court has determined
that this opinion should not be published and is not precedent
except under the limited circumstances set forth in Local Rule
47.5.4.
trial, and, finally, that he was denied effective assistance of

counsel.   Having thoroughly reviewed the briefs and the record

and finding no reversible error, we AFFIRM.

     Williams's request for the appointment of appellate counsel

is DENIED.




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