                            UNPUBLISHED

                   UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
                       FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT



                            No. 97-6352



VICTOR TYRONE BASS,

                                            Plaintiff - Appellant,

          versus


IREDELL COUNTY; CLYDE LLOYD; SERGEANT RICK,

                                           Defendants - Appellees.



Appeal from the United States District Court for the Western Dis-
trict of North Carolina, at Statesville. Graham C. Mullen, District
Judge. (CA-96-103-5-MU)


Submitted:   August 28, 1997          Decided:   September 16, 1997


Before WILKINS, WILLIAMS, and MICHAEL, Circuit Judges.


Dismissed by unpublished per curiam opinion.


Victor Tyrone Bass, Appellant Pro Se.


Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit.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

     Appellant, a North 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)(2) (West Supp. 1997). We have

reviewed the record and the district court's opinion and find that

this appeal is frivolous. Accordingly, we dismiss the appeal on the
reasoning of the district court. Bass v. Iredell County, No. CA-96-
103-5-MU (W.D.N.C. Jan. 15, 1997; Feb. 6, 1997). 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.




                                                         DISMISSED




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