                            UNPUBLISHED

                   UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
                       FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT



                            No. 97-7095



LEROY J. BAXTER,

                                            Plaintiff - Appellant,

          versus


VIRGINIA PAROLE BOARD,

                                              Defendant - Appellee.



Appeal from the United States District Court for the Eastern Dis-
trict of Virginia, at Alexandria. Albert V. Bryan, Jr., Senior
District Judge. (CA-96-1610, CA-97-165)


Submitted:   October 23, 1997          Decided:     November 17, 1997


Before HAMILTON and WILLIAMS, Circuit Judges, and PHILLIPS, Senior
Circuit Judge.


Affirmed by unpublished per curiam opinion.


LeRoy J. Baxter, Appellant Pro Se. Lance Bradford Leggitt, OFFICE
OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL OF VIRGINIA, Richmond, Virginia, for
Appellee.


Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit.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

relief on his 42 U.S.C. § 1983 (1994) complaint. 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. Baxter v. Virginia Parole Bd., Nos. CA-96-1610; CA-97-165
(E.D. Va. July 10, 1997). We deny Appellant's request for oral

argument and dispense with 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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