The opinion
UNPUBLISHED
UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT
No. 00-6250
JAMES D. BROWN,
Petitioner - Appellant,
versus
RONALD ANGELONE, Director of the Department of
Corrections,
Respondent - Appellee.
Appeal from the United States District Court for the Eastern Dis-
trict of Virginia, at Norfolk. Raymond A. Jackson, District Judge.
(CA-99-862-2)
Submitted: May 11, 2000 Decided: May 18, 2000
Before MURNAGHAN, LUTTIG, and TRAXLER, Circuit Judges.
Dismissed by unpublished per curiam opinion.
James D. Brown, Appellant Pro Se. Thomas Drummond Bagwell, Assis-
tant Attorney General, Richmond, Virginia, for Appellee.
Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit.
See Local Rule 36(c).
PER CURIAM:
James D. Brown seeks to appeal the district court’s order de-
nying relief on his petition filed under 28 U.S.C.A. § 2254 (West
1994 & Supp. 1999). 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 deny Brown’s
motion to proceed on appeal in forma pauperis, deny a certificate
of appealability, and dismiss the appeal on the reasoning of the
district court. See Brown v. Angelone, No. CA-99-862-2 (E.D. Va.
Jan. 10, 2000). 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.
DISMISSED
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