                            UNPUBLISHED

                   UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
                       FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT


                            No. 97-2706



JAMES A. MURPHY,

                                              Plaintiff - Appellant,

          versus


JOHN H. DALTON, Secretary of the Navy,

                                               Defendant - Appellee.



Appeal from the United States District Court for the Eastern Dis-
trict of Virginia, at Alexandria. T.S. Ellis, III, District Judge.
(CA-97-322-A)


Submitted:   September 30, 1998           Decided:   October 13, 1998


Before ERVIN, LUTTIG, and WILLIAMS, Circuit Judges.


Affirmed by unpublished per curiam opinion.


James A. Murphy, Appellant Pro Se. Major Thomas Mercer Ray, OFFICE
OF THE UNITED STATES ATTORNEY, Alexandria, Virginia, for Appellee.


Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit.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

     James A. Murphy appeals the district court’s order granting

summary judgment to the Secretary of the Navy and dismissing his

complaint challenging his involuntary discharge. 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. Murphy v. Dalton, No. CA-97-322-A (E.D. Va. Oct. 8, 1997).

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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