UNPUBLISHED

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT

No. 98-7517

MARCUS W. TUNSTALL,

Petitioner - Appellant,

versus

JACK KAVANAGH; ATTORNEY GENERAL OF THE STATE OF MARYLAND,

Respondents - Appellees.

Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of Maryland, at Greenbelt. Deborah K. Chasanow, District Judge. (CA- 97-4044-DKC)

Submitted: October 8, 1999 Decided: October 22, 1999

Before HAMILTON, WILLIAMS, and MICHAEL, Circuit Judges.

Dismissed by unpublished per curiam opinion.

Marcus W. Tunstall, Appellant Pro Se. John Joseph Curran, Jr., At- torney General, Annabelle Louise Lisic, OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL OF MARYLAND, Baltimore, Maryland, for Appellees.

Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit.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

Marcus W. Tunstall seeks to appeal the district court's order

denying relief on his petition filed under

(West

1994 & Supp. 1999). We have reviewed the record and the district

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. See Tunstall v. Kavanagh No. CA-

97-4044-DKC(D. Md. May 28, 1998). We deny Tunstall's motions for

release on recognizance or surety, to place case in abeyance for

further litigation in the district court, and for a transcript at

Government expense. 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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