UNPUBLISHED UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT

No. 00-6451

ANSE C. BLAKE, Petitioner - Appellant, versus

WARDEN FOX, Respondent - Appellee.

Appeal from the United States District Court for the Southern Dis- trict of West Virginia, at Huntington. Robert C. Chambers, Dis- trict Judge. (CA-98-1118-3)

Submitted: August 29, 2000 Decided: September 12, 2000

Before WILLIAMS, MOTZ, and TRAXLER, Circuit Judges.

Dismissed by unpublished per curiam opinion.

Anse C. Blake, Appellant Pro Se. Leah Perry Macia, OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL OF WEST VIRGINIA, Charleston, West Virginia, for Appellee.

Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit.

See Local Rule 36(c).

PER CURIAM: Anse C. Blake appeals the district court’s order denying relief on his petition filed under 28 U.S.C.A. § 2254 (West 1994 & Supp. 2000). We have reviewed the record and the district court’s opinion accepting the recommendation of the magistrate judge and find no reversible error. Accordingly, we deny a certificate of appealability and dismiss on the reasoning of the district court.

See Blake v. Fox, No. CA-98-1118-3 (S.D.W. Va. Mar. 15, 2000). We also deny Blake’s motion for appointment of counsel. 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