UNPUBLISHED

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT

No. 98-7761

ROBERT PATTERSON,

Petitioner - Appellant,

versus

WARDEN, MARYLAND HOUSE OF CORRECTION; 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- 98-3493-DKC)

Submitted: August 31, 1999 Decided: September 20, 1999

Before ERVIN,* MICHAEL, and MOTZ, Circuit Judges.

Dismissed by unpublished per curiam opinion.

Mark Lawrence Gitomer, CARDIN & GITOMER, P.A., Baltimore, Maryland, for Appellant.

Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit.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

* Judge Ervin participated in this case but died prior to the time the decision was filed. The decision is filed by a quorum of the panel pursuant to

(d). PER CURIAM:

Appellant appeals 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 opin-

ion and find no reversible error. Accordingly, we deny a certifi-

cate of appealability and dismiss the appeal on the reasoning of

the district court. See Patterson v. Warden, Maryland House of

Corr., No. CA-98-3493-DKC (D. Md. Oct. 30, 1998). We dispense with

oral argument because the facts and legal contentions are adequate-

ly presented in the materials before the court and argument would

not aid the decisional process.

DISMISSED

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