Filed: July 3, 1997

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT

No. 96-7285 (CA-96-608-AM)

Michael Edward Cooper, Petitioner - Appellant, versus Ronald J. Angelone, Respondent - Appellee.

O R D E R

The Court amends its opinion filed June 5, 1997, as follows: On the cover sheet, section 4 -- the decided date is corrected to read June 5, 1997.

For the Court - By Direction

/s/ Patricia S. Connor Clerk UNPUBLISHED UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT

No. 96-7285

MICHAEL EDWARD COOPER, Petitioner - Appellant, versus RONALD J. ANGELONE, Respondent - Appellee.

Appeal from the United States District Court for the Eastern Dis- trict of Virginia, at Alexandria. Albert V. Bryan, Jr., Senior District Judge. (CA-96-608-AM)

Submitted: May 29, 1997 Decided: June 5, 1997

Before NIEMEYER, LUTTIG, and MOTZ, Circuit Judges.

Dismissed by unpublished per curiam opinion.

Michael Edward Cooper, Appellant Pro Se. Thomas Drummond Bagwell, Assistant Attorney General, Richmond, Virginia, for Appellee.

Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit.

See Local Rule 36(c).

PER CURIAM: Michael Edward Cooper seeks to appeal the district court's order denying relief on his petition filed under 28 U.S.C.A. § 2254 (West 1994 & Supp. 1997). We have reviewed the record and the dis- trict court's opinion and find no reversible error. Accordingly, we deny a certificate of appealability and dismiss the appeal on the reasoning of the district court. Cooper v. Angelone, No. CA-96-608- AM (E.D. Va. July 9, 1996). We dispense with oral argument because the facts and legal contentions are adequately presented in the ma- terials before the court and argument would not aid the decisional process.

DISMISSED