UNPUBLISHED UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT No. 01-6178 FRANK LINWOOD ELAM, Plaintiff - Appellant, versus A. PIENATT, Lieutenant, Correctional Officer; M. B. MONROE, Correctional Officer; A. PIERCE, Correctional Officer, Defendants - Appellees. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Eastern Dis- trict of Virginia, at Norfolk. Rebecca B. Smith, District Judge. (CA-00-929-2) Submitted: March 22, 2001 Decided: March 30, 2001 Before WILKINS, LUTTIG, and MICHAEL, Circuit Judges. Affirmed by unpublished per curiam opinion. Frank Linwood Elam, Appellant Pro Se. Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit. See Local Rule 36(c). PER CURIAM: Frank Linwood Elam appeals the district court’s order denying relief on his 42 U.S.C.A. § 1983 (West Supp. 2000) 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. See Elam v. Pienatt, No. CA-00-929-2 (E.D. Va. Jan. 8, 2001). We deny Elam’s motions for appointment of counsel and for an evaluation by an independent handwriting expert at gov- ernment expense. 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 2