066122.U

UNPUBLISHED
UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT
No. 06-6122
ROBERT M. LANCE,
Petitioner - Appellant,
versus
JOHN J. LAMANNA, Warden,
Respondent - Appellee.
Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of
South Carolina, at Florence. David C. Norton, District Judge.
(4:04-cv-02247-DCN)
Submitted: May 18, 2006 Decided: May 31, 2006
Before WIDENER and WILKINSON, Circuit Judges, and HAMILTON, Senior
Circuit Judge.
Dismissed by unpublished per curiam opinion.
Robert M. Lance, Appellant Pro Se.
Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit.
See Local Rule 36(c).

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*We limit our review to the issues presented in the informal
brief. 4th Cir. R. 34(b).
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PER CURIAM:
Robert M. Lance appeals the district court’s order
accepting the recommendation of the magistrate judge and dismissing
Lance’s 28 U.S.C. § 2241 (2000) petition. On appeal, the sole
issue raised by Lance is that the magistrate judge lacked
jurisdiction to adjudicate his action. * This claim fails because
the magistrate judge had jurisdiction to make a recommendation to
the district court. See 28 U.S.C. § 636(b) (2000); Fed. R. Civ. P.
72(b). Accordingly, we deny a certificate of appealability and
dismiss the appeal. 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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