Arnold Lee Vance, Plaintiff-appellant, v. Donald E. Bordenkircher, Warden, Wv State Prison; Lt. Lour,prison Officer; Richard Childs, Col., Prisonofficer; Col. Hedricks; E. S. Myers,lt. Col.: Otis Galatine,defendants-appellee, 842 F.2d 1293 (4th Cir. 1988)

Arnold L. Vance brought this 42 U.S.C. § 1983 action alleging that the defendants failed to protect him from violence, in violation of the eighth amendment. The district court dismissed the action as to defendants Bordenkircher, Hedricks, and Childs. The action against defendants Lohr, Myers and Galatine proceeded to trial before a jury. After hearing all the evidence, the jury rendered a verdict in favor of the defendants. This appeal followed.

The dismissal of the three defendants was proper, as was the denial of Vance's motion to amend and his motion for judgment notwithstanding the verdict or, in the alternative, a new trial.

We find no basis for disturbing the jury's verdict and therefore affirm the district court's judgment. We dispense with oral argument because the dispositive issues recently have been decided authoritatively.

AFFIRMED.