                             UNPUBLISHED

                    UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
                        FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT



                             No. 96-6244



JULIUS E. RUFFIN,

                                             Plaintiff - Appellant,

          versus

LARRY D. HUFFMAN; DAVID K. SMITH; T. BERT,
Institutional Health and Safety Inspector,

                                            Defendants - Appellees.



Appeal from the United States District Court for the Western
District of Virginia, at Roanoke. James C. Turk, District Judge.
(CA-94-538-R)


Submitted:   June 20, 1996                   Decided:   July 1, 1996


Before HALL, WILKINS, and HAMILTON, Circuit Judges.

Affirmed by unpublished per curiam opinion.


Julius E. Ruffin, Appellant Pro Se. Lance Bradford Leggitt, OFFICE
OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL OF VIRGINIA, Richmond, Virginia, for
Appellees.


Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit.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

     Appellant appeals from the district court's order denying

relief on his 42 U.S.C. § 1983 (1988) complaint. 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. Ruffin v. Huffman, No. CA-94-538-R (W.D. Va. Feb. 6, 1996).
We dispense with oral argument because the facts and legal conten-

tions are adequately presented in the materials before the court

and argument would not aid the decisional process.




                                                         AFFIRMED




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