                                UNPUBLISHED

                    UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
                        FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT


                                No. 01-6000



WILLIAM JACKSON SALES,

                                              Plaintiff - Appellant,

          versus


DAVY FOSTER,

                                               Defendant - Appellee.



Appeal from the United States District Court for the Western Dis-
trict of North Carolina, at Statesville. Graham C. Mullen, Chief
District Judge. (CA-00-163-5-MU)


Submitted:     April 27, 2001                  Decided:   May 4, 2001


Before LUTTIG and MOTZ, Circuit Judges, and HAMILTON, Senior Cir-
cuit Judge.


Dismissed by unpublished per curiam opinion.


William Jackson Sales, Appellant Pro Se.


Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit.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

     William Jackson Sales, a North Carolina inmate, appeals the

district court’s order denying relief on his 42 U.S.C.A. § 1983

(West Supp. 2000) complaint under 28 U.S.C.A. § 1915A (West Supp.

2000).   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.   Sales

v. Foster, No. CA-00-163-5-MU (W.D.N.C. filed Dec. 5, 2000; entered

Dec. 9, 2000).   We deny Sales’ motion to amend his complaint.   We

dispense with oral argument because the facts and legal contentions

are adequately presented in the materials before the court and

argument would not aid the decisional process.




                                                         DISMISSED




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