UNPUBLISHED UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT

No. 99-7140

ASHANN-RA, a/k/a Christopher Dozier, Petitioner - Appellant, versus

RONALD ANGELONE, Director of Virginia Depart- ment of Corrections, Respondent - Appellee.

Appeal from the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia, at Alexandria. Leone M. Brinkema, District Judge. (CA-99-54)

Submitted: February 8, 2000 Decided: August 14, 2000

Before WILKINS, LUTTIG, and MICHAEL, Circuit Judges.

Dismissed by unpublished per curiam opinion.

Ashann-Ra, Appellant Pro Se. Pamela Anne Sargent, Assistant Attor- ney General, Richmond, Virginia, for Appellee.

Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit.

See Local Rule 36(c).

PER CURIAM: Ashann-Ra 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 cer- tificate of appealability and dismiss the appeal on the reasoning of the district court. See Ashann-Ra v. Angelone, No. CA-99-54 (E.D. Va. July 20, 1999). We dispense with oral argument because the facts and legal contentions are adequately presented in the ma- terials before the court and argument would not aid the decisional process.

DISMISSED