                            UNPUBLISHED

                   UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
                       FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT


                            No. 00-6149



WILLIAM ALLEN LEGG,

                                              Plaintiff - Appellant,

          versus


STATE OF MARYLAND,

                                               Defendant - Appellee.



Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of
Maryland, at Greenbelt. Deborah K. Chasanow, District Judge. (CA-
99-3765-DKC)


Submitted:   May 11, 2000                     Decided:   May 18, 2000


Before MURNAGHAN, LUTTIG, and TRAXLER, Circuit Judges.


Affirmed by unpublished per curiam opinion.


William Allen Legg, Appellant Pro Se.


Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit.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

     William Allen Legg appeals the district court’s order dismiss-

ing his mandamus petition.   We have reviewed the record and the

district court’s opinion and find no reversible error.    According-

ly, we affirm on the reasoning of the district court.    See Legg v.

Maryland, No. CA-99-3765-DKC (D. Md. Dec. 29, 1999).     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.




                                                            AFFIRMED




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