Daniel Richard Ford, Iii v. GENE M. JOHNSON, Director, Virginia Department of Corrections

UNPUBLISHED
UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT
No. 04-7853
DANIEL RICHARD FORD, III,
Petitioner - Appellant,
versus
GENE M. JOHNSON, Director, Virginia Department
of Corrections,
Respondent - Appellee.
Appeal from the United States District Court for the Eastern
District of Virginia, at Alexandria. James C. Cacheris, Senior
District Judge. (CA-02-1623-1)
Submitted: March 9, 2005 Decided: March 24, 2005
Before WILLIAMS, MOTZ, and SHEDD, Circuit Judges.
Dismissed by unpublished per curiam opinion.
Barbara Lynn Hartung, Richmond, Virginia, for Appellant. Donald
Eldridge Jeffrey, III, OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL OF VIRGINIA,
Richmond, Virginia, for Appellee.
Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit.
See Local Rule 36(c).

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PER CURIAM:
Daniel Richard Ford, III seeks to appeal the district
court’s order denying relief on his petition filed under 28 U.S.C.
§ 2254 (2000). We have independently reviewed the record and
conclude on the reasoning of the district court that Ford has not
made a substantial showing of the denial of a constitutional right.
See Ford v. Johnson, No. CA-02-1623-1 (E.D. Va. Oct. 14, 2004).
Accordingly, we deny a certificate of appealability and dismiss the
appeal. See 28 U.S.C. § 2253(c) (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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