Crawford v. Smith

UNPUBLISHED
UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT
No. 96-7274
CURTIS E. CRAWFORD,
Plaintiff - Appellant,
versus
REBECCA BEACH SMITH, U. S. Judge,
Defendant - Appellee.
Appeal from the United States District Court for the Eastern Dis-
trict of Virginia, at Norfolk. J. Calvitt Clarke, Jr., Senior
District Judge. (CA-96-663-2)
Submitted: January 23, 1997 Decided: February 4, 1997
Before RUSSELL, WILKINS, and WILLIAMS, Circuit Judges.
Dismissed by unpublished per curiam opinion.
Curtis E. Crawford, Appellant Pro Se.
Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit.
See Local Rule 36(c).
PER CURIAM:
Curtis E. Crawford, a Virginia inmate, appeals the district
court's orders denying relief on his 42 U.S.C. § 1983 (1994) com-
plaint under 28 U.S.C.A. § 1915A (West Supp. Sept. 1996, Pamphlet
3) and declining to reconsider that dismissal. 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. Crawford v. Smith, No. CA-96-663-2 (E.D. Va.
July 23 & Aug. 15, 1996). We deny Appellant's motion for the ap-
pointment of counsel and dispense with oral argument because the
facts and legal contentions are adequately presented in the mate-
rials before the court and argument would not aid the decisional
process. Appellant's motion for a stay is denied.
DISMISSED
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