United States of America v. Gilberto Napoles-Cardenas, a/k/a Gilberto Napoles, a/k/a Gilberto N. Cardenas, a/k/a…

UNPUBLISHED
UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT
No. 02-7659
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,
Plaintiff - Appellee,
versus
GILBERTO NAPOLES-CARDENAS, a/k/a Gilberto
Napoles, a/k/a Gilberto N. Cardenas, a/k/a
Gilberto Cardenas-Napoles, a/k/a Gilberto
Estrada, a/k/a Martin C. Estrada,
Defendant - Appellant.
Appeal from the United States District Court for the Middle
District of North Carolina, at Durham. James A. Beaty, Jr.,
District Judge. (CR-00-131, CA-01-528-1)
Submitted: February 20, 2003 Decided: February 26, 2003
Before LUTTIG, MOTZ, and GREGORY, Circuit Judges.
Dismissed by unpublished per curiam opinion.
James Donald Cowan, Jr., SMITH MOORE, L.L.P., Greensboro, North
Carolina, for Appellant. Arnold L. Husser, OFFICE OF THE UNITED
STATES ATTORNEY, Greensboro, North Carolina, for Appellee.
Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit.
See Local Rule 36(c).

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PER CURIAM:
Gilbert Napoles-Cardenas seeks to appeal the district court’s
order accepting the recommendation of the magistrate judge and
denying relief on his motion filed under 28 U.S.C. § 2255 (2000).
We have independently reviewed the record and conclude for the
reasons stated by the district court that Napoles-Cardenas has not
made a substantial showing of the denial of a constitutional right.
See United States v. Napoles-Cardenas, Nos. CR-00-131; CA-01-528-1
(M.D.N.C. Oct. 18, 2002). Accordingly, we deny a certificate of
appealability and dismiss the appeal. See 28 U.S.C. § 2253(c)
(2000). We also deny Napoles-Cardenas’ motion for appointment of
counsel. 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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