UNPUBLISHED

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT

No. 00-6852

DARYL RICARDO RICKS,

Petitioner - Appellant,

versus

DIRECTOR OF VIRGINIA DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS,

Respondent - Appellee.

Appeal from the United States District Court for the Eastern Dis- trict of Virginia, at Alexandria. James C. Cacheris, Senior Dis- trict Judge. (CA-99-333-AM)

Submitted: September 8, 2000 Decided: September 18, 2000

Before LUTTIG and KING, Circuit Judges, and HAMILTON, Senior Cir- cuit Judge.

Dismissed by unpublished per curiam opinion.

Daryl Ricardo Ricks, Appellant Pro Se. Pamela Anne Sargent, Assis- tant Attorney General, Richmond, Virginia, for Appellee.

Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit.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

Daryl Ricardo Ricks appeals the district court’s order denying

relief on his petition filed under

(West 1994 &

Supp. 2000). 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 Ricks v. Director of Virginia Dep’t of

Corrections, No. CA-99-333-AM (E.D. Va. May 23, 2000). We further

deny Ricks’ motions for appointment of counsel. We dispense with

oral argument because the facts and legal contentions are adequate-

ly presented in the materials before the court and argument would

not aid the decisional process.

DISMISSED

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