UNPUBLISHED UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT

No. 99-7429

WILLIE EARL TOWNSEND, Petitioner - Appellant, versus

RONALD 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-99-1164-AM)

Submitted: February 15, 2000 Decided: February 28, 2000

Before NIEMEYER, MOTZ, and TRAXLER, Circuit Judges.

Dismissed by unpublished per curiam opinion.

Willie Earl Townsend, Appellant Pro Se.

Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit.

See Local Rule 36(c).

PER CURIAM: Willie Earl Townsend seeks to appeal the district court’s orders denying relief on his petition filed under 28 U.S.C.A.

§ 2254 (West 1994 & Supp. 1999) and his motion to alter or amend judgment. We have reviewed the record and the district court’s opinion and find no reversible error. Accordingly, we deny a cer- tificate of appealability and dismiss the appeal on the reasoning of the district court. See Townsend v. Angelone, No. CA-99-1164-AM (E.D. Va. Sept. 8, 1999, Sept. 23, 1999). 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