UNPUBLISHED UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT

No. 98-7727

CHARLES HATFIELD, Petitioner - Appellant, versus

EARL BESHEARS, Warden; ATTORNEY GENERAL OF THE STATE OF MARYLAND, Respondents - Appellees.

Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of Maryland, at Baltimore. J. Frederick Motz, Chief District Judge. (CA-98-247-JFM)

Submitted: April 20, 1999 Decided: May 21, 1999

Before WILKINS and WILLIAMS, Circuit Judges, and HALL, Senior Cir- cuit Judge.

Dismissed by unpublished per curiam opinion.

Charles Hatfield, 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Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit.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: Charles Hatfield seeks to appeal the district court’s order denying relief on his petition filed under 28 U.S.C.A. § 2254 (West 1994 & Supp. 1998). 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 rea- soning of the district court. See Hatfield v. Beshears, No. CA-98- 247-JFM (D. Md. Oct. 20, 1998). 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 deci- sional process.

DISMISSED