UNPUBLISHED UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT No. 96-6619 WILLIAM BRITT REEVES, Plaintiff - Appellant, versus T. R. STEWART; J. E. STRICKLAND, Defendants - Appellees. No. 96-6620 WILLIAM BRITT REEVES, Plaintiff - Appellant, versus JOHN STACKHOUSE; GEORGE L. JONES, Defendants - Appellees, and HAROLD WILLIAMS, Defendant. Appeals from the United States District Court for the Eastern Dis- trict of North Carolina, at Raleigh. Malcolm J. Howard, District Judge. (CA-96-244-5-H, CA-96-138-5-H) Submitted: December 19, 1996 Decided: January 9, 1997 Before ERVIN and MOTZ, Circuit Judges, and BUTZNER, Senior Circuit Judge. Dismissed by unpublished per curiam opinion. William Britt Reeves, Appellant Pro Se. Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit. See Local Rule 36(c). 2 PER CURIAM: Appellant, a North Carolina inmate, appeals the district court's orders denying relief on his 42 U.S.C. § 1983 (1994) com- plaints under 28 U.S.C. § 1915(d) (1994), amended by Prison Liti- gation Reform Act, Pub. L. No. 104-134, 110 Stat. 1321 (1996). We have reviewed the records and the district court's opinions and find that these appeals are frivolous. Accordingly, we dismiss the appeals on the reasoning of the district court. Reeves v. Stewart and Reeves v. Stackhouse, Nos. CA-96-244-5-H; CA-96-138-5-H (E.D.N.C. Apr. 10, 1996). We dispense with oral argument because the facts and legal contentions are adequately presented in the ma- terials before the court and argument would not aid the decisional process. DISMISSED 3