Cardell Spaulding, Plaintiff Appellant, v. Gary Dixon, Defendant Appellee, 19 F.3d 1430 (4th Cir. 1994)

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US Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit - 19 F.3d 1430 (4th Cir. 1994) Submitted Feb. 17, 1994. Decided March 17, 1994

Appeal from the United States District Court for the Eastern District of North Carolina, at Raleigh. Malcolm J. Howard, District Judge. (CA-93-614-H)

Cardell Spaulding, appellant pro se.

E.D.N.C.

AFFIRMED.

Before RUSSELL, MURNAGHAN and WILLIAMS, Circuit Judges.

PER CURIAM:


Appellant appeals the district court's order dismissing his 42 U.S.C. § 1983 (1988) complaint. The district court assessed a filing fee in accordance with Evans v. Croom, 650 F.2d 521 (4th Cir. 1981), cert. denied, 454 U.S. 1153 (1982), and dismissed the case when Appellant failed to comply with the fee order. Although we find no abuse of discretion, we note that the dismissal should have been without prejudice. We grant leave to proceed in forma pauperis and modify the district court's order to reflect that the dismissal is without prejudice. In all other aspects, we affirm. 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 AS MODIFIED

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