                            UNPUBLISHED

                   UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
                       FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT



                            No. 97-6881



MELVIN ABDULLAH EL-AMIN,

                                           Petitioner - Appellant,

          versus


JOSEPH H. YOUNG, Senior United States District
Court Judge,

                                             Respondent - Appellee.



Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of
Maryland, at Baltimore. Catherine C. Blake, District Judge. (CA-
97-1647-CCB)


Submitted:   September 11, 1997       Decided:   September 23, 1997


Before RUSSELL, MURNAGHAN, and HAMILTON, Circuit Judges.


Affirmed by unpublished per curiam opinion.


Melvin Abdullah El-Amin, Appellant Pro Se.


Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit.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 his

mandamus petition under 28 U.S.C. § 1361 (1994). 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. El-Amin v. Young, No. CA-97-1647-CCB (D. Md. May 30, 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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