946 F.2d 888
NOTICE: Fourth Circuit I.O.P. 36.6 states that citation of unpublished dispositions is disfavored except for establishing res judicata, estoppel, or the law of the case and requires service of copies of cited unpublished dispositions of the Fourth Circuit.Robert C. VALANTI, Plaintiff-Appellant,v.W.J. TOWNLEY, Superintendant, S.E. Vass, Registered Nurse,Defendants-Appellees.
No. 91-7681.
United States Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit.
Submitted Sept. 30, 1991.Decided Oct. 17, 1991.

Appeal from the United States District Court for the Western District of Virginia, at Roanoke.   James C. Turk, Chief District Judge.  (CA-91-281-R)
Robert C. Valanti, appellant pro se.
William Rundahl Coleman, Office of the Attorney General of Virginia, Richmond, Va.   Leigh Thompson Hanes, Wooten & Hart, P.C., Roanoke, Va., for appellees.
W.D.Va.
AFFIRMED.
Before K.K. HALL and PHILLIPS, Circuit Judges, and BUTZNER, Senior Circuit Judge.
OPINION
PER CURIAM:


1
Robert C. Valanti appeals from the district court's order denying relief under 42 U.S.C. § 1983.   Our review of the record and the district court's opinion discloses that this appeal is without merit.*  Accordingly, we affirm on the reasoning of the district court.   Valanti v. Townley, No. CA-91-281-R (W.D.Va. July 31, 1991).   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.


2
AFFIRMED.



*
 Even if Valanti's later pleadings could be construed as seeking monetary damages, he could not prevail because he has merely alleged malpractice, which is not actionable under § 1983.   Estelle v. Gamble, 494 U.S. 97, 10506 (1976)


