UNPUBLISHED

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT

No. 96-6776

DOUGLAS ROSS,

Petitioner - Appellant,

versus

WILLIE JAMES THOMPSON, Warden; FEDERAL CORREC- TIONAL INSTITUTE - MORGANTOWN,

Respondents - Appellees.

Appeal from the United States District Court for the Northern Dis- trict of West Virginia, at Clarksburg. William M. Kidd, Senior District Judge. (CA-96-48-1)

Submitted: December 3, 1996 Decided: January 14, 1997

Before HALL, WILKINS, and HAMILTON, Circuit Judges.

Affirmed by unpublished per curiam opinion.

Douglas Ross, Appellant Pro Se. Rita R. Valdrini, Assistant United States Attorney, Wheeling, West Virginia, for Appellees.

Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit. See Local Rule 36(c). PER CURIAM:

Douglas Ross appeals the district court's order denying relief

on his

(1994) petition. We have reviewed the rec-

ord and the district court's opinion and find no reversible error. Accordingly, we affirm on the reasoning of the district court. Ross v. Thompson, No. CA-96-48-1 (N.D.W. Va. May 1, 1996).* 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.

AFFIRMED

* In light of this disposition, Appellant's motions to expedite and for bail pending appeal are denied as moot.

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