Goings v. Endicott ( 1997 )

UNPUBLISHED
UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT
No. 97-1503
JERRY W. GOINGS,
Plaintiff - Appellant,
versus
WILLIAM R. ENDICOTT, D.D.S.; ENDICOTT DENTAL
CARE,
Defendants - Appellees,
and
TOMMY MURPH, DMD,
Defendant.
Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of
South Carolina, at Florence. Cameron McGowan Currie, District
Judge. (CA-95-3922-4-22)
Submitted: November 20, 1997 Decided: December 11, 1997
Before MURNAGHAN, MICHAEL, and MOTZ, Circuit Judges.
Affirmed by unpublished per curiam opinion.
Jerry W. Goings, Appellant Pro Se. Ruskin C. Foster, MCKAY, MCKAY,
HENRY & FOSTER, P.A., Columbia, South Carolina, for Appellees.
Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit.
See Local Rule 36(c).
PER CURIAM:
Jerry Goings appeals the district court's orders (1) entering
judgment upon the jury's verdict in favor of the Defendants on his
medical malpractice action and (2) denying his motion for judgment
notwithstanding the verdict. Goings claims that the district court
erred by excluding evidence pertaining to a prior conviction of
Defendant William Endicott. Our review of the record discloses no
abuse of discretion. See United States v. Hassan-El , 5 F.3d 726,
731 (4th Cir. 1993) (district court's evidentiary rulings are re-
viewed for abuse of discretion). Accordingly, we affirm. We dis-
pense 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
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