Francis M. Jones v. PATRICK CONROY, Warden

UNPUBLISHED
UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT
No. 01-8043
FRANCIS M. JONES,
Petitioner - Appellant,
versus
PATRICK CONROY, Warden; JOSEPH CURRAN,
Respondents - Appellees.
Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of
Maryland, at Baltimore. Benson E. Legg, District Judge. (CA-01-
3305-L)
Submitted: January 31, 2002 Decided: February 11, 2002
Before NIEMEYER, WILLIAMS, and MICHAEL, Circuit Judges.
Dismissed by unpublished per curiam opinion.
Francis M. Jones, Appellant Pro Se.
Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit.
See Local Rule 36(c).

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PER CURIAM:
Francis M. Jones appeals the district court’s order denying
relief on his petition filed under 28 U.S.C.A. § 2254 (West 1994 &
Supp. 2001). Because no second or successive petition is permitted
unless the petitioner first receives permission from this court
pursuant to 28 U.S.C.A. § 2244 (West 1994 & Supp. 2001), the dis-
trict court properly dismissed Jones’ habeas petition. According-
ly, we deny a certificate of appealability and dismiss the appeal.
We dispense with oral argument because the facts and legal conten-
tions are adequately presented in the materials before the court
and argument would not aid the decisional process.
DISMISSED

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