[NOT FOR PUBLICATION–NOT TO BE CITED AS PRECEDENT] United States Court of Appeals For the First Circuit

No. 00-1436 THOMAS J. BARTELHO, Petitioner, Appellant, v. UNITED STATES, Respondent, Appellee.

APPEAL FROM THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF MAINE [Hon. D. Brock Hornby, U.S. District Judge]

Before Torruella, Circuit Judge, Bownes and Stahl, Senior Circuit Judges.

Thomas J. Bartelho on brief pro se.

Jay P. McCloskey, United States Attorney, and F. Mark Terison, Senior Litigation Counsel, on brief for appellee.

July 16, 2001 Per Curiam. Thomas J. Bartelho appeals the district court's judgment denying his motion filed pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2255.

We have reviewed the parties' briefs and the record on appeal.

We affirm essentially for the reasons stated in the district court's order, dated January 3, 2000.

Affirmed.