Ronald Brunt, a/k/a Ronald Brount v. JOHN B. TAYLOR, Warden

UNPUBLISHED
UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT
No. 01-7434
RONALD BRUNT, a/k/a Ronald Brount,
Petitioner - Appellant,
versus
JOHN B. TAYLOR, Warden,
Respondent - Appellee.
Appeal from the United States District Court for the Eastern Dis-
trict of Virginia, at Richmond. David G. Lowe, Magistrate Judge.
(CA-00-730)
Submitted: December 21, 2001 Decided: January 14, 2002
Before WIDENER and NIEMEYER, Circuit Judges, and HAMILTON, Senior
Circuit Judge.
Dismissed by unpublished per curiam opinion.
Ronald Brunt, Appellant Pro Se. Michael Thomas Judge, 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Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit.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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* The parties consented to the jurisdiction of the magistrate
judge under 28 U.S.C. § 636(c) (1994).
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PER CURIAM:
Ronald Brunt appeals the magistrate judge’s order denying
relief on his petition filed under 28 U.S.C.A. § 2254 (West 1994 &
Supp. 2001).* We have reviewed the record and the magistrate
judge's opinion and find no reversible error. Accordingly, we deny
a certificate of appealability and dismiss the appeal on the rea-
soning of the magistrate judge. See Brunt v. Taylor, No. CA-00-730
(E.D. Va. Aug. 8, 2001). We dispense with oral argument because the
facts and legal contentions are adequately presented in the mate-
rials before the court and argument would not aid the decisional
process.
DISMISSED

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