UNPUBLISHED UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT

No. 99-6144

EMANUEL EDWARD BUTLER, JR., Petitioner - Appellant, versus

THOMAS R. CORCORAN; J. JOSEPH CURRAN, JR., the Attorney General of the State of Maryland, Respondents - Appellees.

Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of Maryland, at Baltimore. Marvin J. Garbis, District Judge. (CA-98- 2992-MJG)

Submitted: June 22, 1999 Decided: July 8, 1999

Before WILLIAMS and TRAXLER, Circuit Judges, and BUTZNER, Senior Circuit Judge.

Dismissed by unpublished per curiam opinion.

Emanuel Edward Butler, Jr., Appellant Pro Se. Ann Norman Bosse, 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Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit.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: Emanuel Edward Butler, Jr., seeks to appeal the district court's order denying relief on his petition filed under 28 U.S.C.A. § 2254 (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 Butler v. Corcoran, No. CA-98-2992-MJG (D. Md. Jan. 28, 1999). We deny Butler’s motion for the preparation of a transcript at Gov- ernment expense. 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.

DISMISSED