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    The United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit affirmed the district court's denial of relief to John Grimes Wells in his 42 U.S.C. § 1983 civil rights lawsuit against Sergeant Harold Thomas. The Court of Appeals reviewed the record and found no reversible error in the district court's acceptance of the magistrate judge's recommendation. The Court of Appeals affirmed the district court's ruling based on the reasoning in the lower court's opinion.

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    Filed: 1998-08-26 Precedential Status: Non-Precedential Docket: 98-6151

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    The United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit affirmed the district court's denial of relief to John Grimes Wells in his 42 U.S.C. § 1983 civil rights lawsuit against Sergeant Harold Thomas. The Court of Appeals reviewed the record and found no reversible error in the district court's acceptance of the magistrate judge's recommendation. The Court of Appeals affirmed the district court's ruling based on the reasoning in the lower court's opinion.

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    UNPUBLISHED

    UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS


    FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT

    No. 98-6151

    JOHN GRIMES WELLS,


    Plaintiff - Appellant,
    versus
    HAROLD THOMAS, Sergeant,
    Defendant - Appellee.

    Appeal from the United States District Court for the Middle District of North Carolina, at Durham. James A. Beaty, Jr., District
    Judge. (CA-96-625-1)

    Submitted:

    July 30, 1998

    Decided:

    August 26, 1998

    Before WIDENER, LUTTIG, and WILLIAMS, Circuit Judges.

    Affirmed by unpublished per curiam opinion.


    John Grimes Wells, Appellant Pro Se. William Dennis Worley, NORTH
    CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE, Raleigh, North Carolina, for
    Appellee.

    Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit.


    See Local Rule 36(c).

    PER CURIAM:
    Appellant appeals the district courts order denying relief on
    his 42 U.S.C.A. 1983 (West Supp. 1998) complaint. We have
    reviewed the record and the district courts opinion accepting the
    magistrate judges recommendation and find no reversible error. Accordingly, we affirm on the reasoning of the district court. Wells
    v. Thomas, No. CA-96-625-1 (M.D.N.C. Aug. 18, 1997). 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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