Lee Odis Alford, Plaintiff-appellant, v. State of North Carolina, W.r. Barker, James Rouse, Carlharrelson, Ronald Godwin, Defendants-appellees, 911 F.2d 720 (4th Cir. 1990)

Lee Odis Alford appeals from the district court's order denying relief under 42 U.S.C. § 1983. The district court, accepting the magistrate's recommendation, dismissed Alford's claims against the state of North Carolina and granted summary judgment for the defendants on three of Alford's six claims: deliberate indifference to a serious medical need, use of excessive force, and denial of honor grade and incentive wages. A trial was held to determine his claims that guards had retaliated against him after he filed a previous lawsuit, that he had been given work assignments adverse to his health, and that he had been held in a hot segregation cell with poor ventilation. At the close of Alford's evidence, the district court granted the defendants' motion for a directed verdict. After a thorough review of the record, we agree with the district court's disposition and affirm the judgment on that basis. 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.