UNPUBLISHED

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS

FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT

JOHN PATTON MCGLOTHLIN,

Plaintiff-Appellant,

and

ABDULLAH J. AMEEN; KHALIL

MUSLIMANI; DEWAYNE BELLFIELD;

RANDOLPH ROBINSON; WALI HAKIM

ZAKEE; MUHAMMAD BAKHEIT; TROY

HEATH; FREDERICK MIT-CHELLE;

FRANK L. OLIVER; GREG DAVIS;

JAMES DANDRIDGE; JACK RAMSEY;

ROBERT LEE CONNER; RUDOLPH

WASHINGTON; J. BATTLE,

Plaintiffs,

No. 97-6449

v.

EDWARD MURRAY; JOHN DOES; JANE

DOES; RON ANGELONE; WARDEN

THOMPSON; HOLLAR, Assistant

Warden; MAY D. CAMPBELL; T.

STEWART; LAWHON, Assistant

Warden; CHAPLAIN ROEPKE; LARRY

HUFFMAN,

Defendants-Appellees,

and

CHAPLAIN AUSTIN,

Defendant.
JOHN PATTON MCGLOTHLIN,

Plaintiff-Appellant,

and

ABDULLAH J. AMEEN; KHALIL

MUSLIMANI; DEWAYNE BELLFIELD;

RANDOLPH ROBINSON; WALI HAKIM

ZAKEE; MUHAMMAD BAKHEIT; TROY

HEATH; FREDERICK MIT-CHELLE;

FRANK L. OLIVER; GREG DAVIS;

JAMES DANDRIDGE; JACK RAMSEY;

ROBERT LEE CONNER; RUDOLPH

WASHINGTON; J. BATTLE,

Plaintiffs,

No. 97-6634

v.

EDWARD MURRAY; JOHN DOES; JANE

DOES; RON ANGELONE; WARDEN

THOMPSON; HOLLAR, Assistant

Warden; MAY D. CAMPBELL; T.

STEWART; LAWHON, Assistant

Warden; CHAPLAIN ROEPKE; LARRY

HUFFMAN,

Defendants-Appellees,

and

CHAPLAIN AUSTIN,

Defendant.

Appeals from the United States District Court

for the Western District of Virginia, at Roanoke.

James H. Michael, Jr., Senior District Judge.

(CA-93-981-R)

Submitted: June 9, 1998

Decided: July 1, 1998

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Before WIDENER, MURNAGHAN, and WILLIAMS,

Circuit Judges.

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No. 97-6449 affirmed and No. 97-6634 vacated and remanded by

unpublished per curiam opinion.

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COUNSEL

John Patton McGlothlin, Appellant Pro Se. Pamela Anne Sargent,

Assistant Attorney General, Richmond, Virginia; Rosalie Vaughan

Pemberton, TIMBERLAKE, SMITH, THOMAS & MOSES, P.C.,

Staunton, Virginia, for Appellees.

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Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit. See

Local Rule 36(c).

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OPINION

PER CURIAM:

In No. 97-6449, Appellant appeals from the district court's order

denying relief on his 42 U.S.C. § 1983 (1994) complaint. We have

reviewed the record and the district court's opinion accepting the recommendation of the magistrate judge and find no reversible error.

Accordingly, we affirm on the reasoning of the district court.

McGlothlin v. Murray, No. CA-93-981-R (W.D. Va. Feb. 13, 1997).

In No. 97-6634, Appellant appeals from the district court's order

awarding attorney's fees to the Defendants pursuant to 42 U.S.C.A.

§ 1988(b) (West 1994 & Supp. 1998). Our review of the record

reveals that the district court failed to consider the twelve factors

identified in Johnson v. Georgia Highway Express , 488 F.2d 714 (5th

Cir. 1974), when assessing the amount of the fee award. The district

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court therefore abused its discretion, and we vacate the order of the

district court and remand for application of the Johnson factors. See

Trimper v. City of Norfolk, 58 F.3d 68, 73 (4th Cir. 1995).

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. The motion to amend

the informal brief is granted.

No. 97-6449 -- AFFIRMED

No. 97-6634 -- VACATED AND REMANDED

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