UNPUBLISHED

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT

No. 00-6844

ROBERT CRADLE,

Petitioner - Appellant,

versus

MICHAEL T.W. BELL,

Respondent - Appellee.

Appeal from the United States District Court for the Eastern Dis- trict of North Carolina, at Raleigh. Malcolm J. Howard, District Judge. (HC-00-179-5)

Submitted: August 30, 2000 Decided: September 11, 2000

Before WIDENER, NIEMEYER, and WILLIAMS, Circuit Judges.

Dismissed by unpublished per curiam opinion.

Robert Cradle, Appellant Pro Se.

Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit.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

Robert Cradle 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

opinion and find no reversible error. Accordingly, we deny a

certificate of appealability and dismiss the appeal on the reason-

ing of the district court. See Cradle v. Bell, No. HC-00-179-5

(E.D.N.C. May 31, 2000). 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

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