Thomas Earl Smith v. WARDEN, Nottoway Correctional Center

UNPUBLISHED
UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT
No. 00-7122
THOMAS EARL SMITH,
Petitioner - Appellant,
versus
WARDEN, Nottoway Correctional Center,
Respondent - Appellee.
Appeal from the United States District Court for the Eastern Dis-
trict of Virginia, at Alexandria. Claude M. Hilton, Chief District
Judge. (CA-00-166-AM)
Submitted: December 20, 2000 Decided: January 26, 2001
Before MICHAEL, TRAXLER, and KING, Circuit Judges.
Dismissed by unpublished per curiam opinion.
Thomas Earl Smith, Appellant Pro Se. Linwood Theodore Wells, Jr.,
Assistant Attorney General, Richmond, Virginia, for Appellee.
Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit.
See Local Rule 36(c).

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PER CURIAM:
Thomas Earl Smith seeks to appeal the district court’s order
denying relief on his petition filed under 28 U.S.C.A. § 2254 (West
1994 & Supp. 2000). We have reviewed the record and the district
court’s opinion and find no reversible error. Accordingly, we deny
leave to proceed in forma pauperis, deny a certificate of appeal-
ability, and dismiss the appeal on the reasoning of the district
court. Smith v. Warden, Nottoway Corr. Ctr., No. CA-00-166-AM
(E.D. Va. July 20, 2000). We dispense with oral argument because
the facts and legal contentions are adequately presented in the ma-
terials before the court and argument would not aid the decisional
process.
DISMISSED

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