John Stephen Gilreath, Plaintiff-appellant,andclaude F. Bloodgood, Iii, Donald W. Newton, Keith H. Ogren, Plaintiffs, v. Virginia Parole Board, Defendant-appellee, 934 F.2d 319 (4th Cir. 1991)

John Gilreath, a Virginia prisoner, appeals the district court's order granting summary judgment in favor of the defendant in his 42 U.S.C. § 1983 action.¹  Gilreath claimed that the Virginia Parole Board's denial of parole based upon the "serious nature of the offense" was not a constitutionally sufficient explanation of the reason for denial of parole. However, we disagree, and we consequently affirm the district court's order. See Franklin v. Shields, 569 F.2d 784, 800 (4th Cir. 1977) (en banc), cert. denied, 435 U.S. 1003 (1978). We dispense with oral argument because the facts and legal contentions are adequately presented in the materials before the Court and argument would not significantly aid the decisional process.

AFFIRMED.