UNPUBLISHED

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT

No. 00-6790

ALANON B. GERMANY,

Petitioner - Appellant,

versus

W. J. TOWNLEY; RONALD J. ANGELONE,

Respondents - Appellees.

Appeal from the United States District Court for the Western Dis- trict of Virginia, at Roanoke. James C. Turk, District Judge. (CA-00-158-7)

Submitted: August 30, 2000 Decided: September 7, 2000

Before WIDENER, NIEMEYER, and WILLIAMS, Circuit Judges.

Dismissed by unpublished per curiam opinion.

Alanon B. Germany, Appellant Pro Se.

Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit.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

Alanon B. Germany appeals the district court’s order signed

May 23, 2000, and entered May 24, 2000 dismissing his petition

filed pursuant to

(West 1994 & Supp. 2000). We

dismiss the appeal for lack of jurisdiction.

Germany failed to sign his notice of appeal. The unsigned

notice of appeal did not confer jurisdiction on this Court. See

Covington v. Allsbrook,

(4th Cir. 1980).

Moreover, the thirty-day appeal period prescribed by Federal Rules

of Appellate Procedure 4(a)(1), and the additional thirty-day

period prescribed by Federal Rules of Appellate Procedure 4(a)(5)

for seeking an extension of the filing period, have both expired.

Accordingly, we deny a certificate of appealability and dismiss the

appeal for lack of jurisdiction. 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

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