Manuel Lewis, Plaintiff-appellant, v. E.c. Morris, Edward Murray, C. Wallace, James E. Briggs,defendants-appellees, 931 F.2d 54 (4th Cir. 1991)

Manuel Lewis appeals the dismissal of his complaint for failure to pay a court-ordered partial filing fee. We grant leave to proceed in formal pauperis and affirm the dismissal of the complaint.

The district court imposed a partial filing fee based on 18% of the aggregate amount deposited in appellant's account in the six months prior to submission of the complaint. This assessment violated Local Rule 28(C) for the Eastern District of Virginia, which only permitted a partial filing fee based on the "average amount on deposit" in the relevant period.

However, Lewis' complaint, that he was denied the benefits of Virginia prison regulations while he was housed in a city jail, is frivolous. See Olim v. Wakinekona, 461 U.S. 238 (1983) (no constitutional right to be housed in a particular prison); Moss v. Clark, 886 F.2d 686 (4th Cir. 1989) (good time credits accumulated at rate of prison inmate is housed in). Because Lewis' claim lacks an arguable basis either in law or in fact, we affirm the dismissal of his complaint under 28 U.S.C. § 1915(d). See Neitzke v. Williams, 490 U.S. 319 (1989).

Accordingly, we affirm as modified the district court's dismissal of this action. We dispense with oral argument because the facts and legal contentions are adequately presented and argument would not aid the decisional process.

AFFIRMED AS MODIFIED.