UNPUBLISHED

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT

No. 00-6508

GIOVANNI SUAREZ-CISNEROS, a/k/a Javier Gio- vanni Suarez-Cisneros,

Petitioner - Appellant,

versus

STEPHEN DEWALT, Warden; ATTORNEY GENERAL OF VIRGINIA,

Respondents - Appellees.

Appeal from the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia, at Alexandria. Leonie M. Brinkema, District Judge. (CA-00-270-AM)

Submitted: October 20, 2000 Decided: October 31, 2000

Before WIDENER and LUTTIG, Circuit Judges, and HAMILTON, Senior Circuit Judge.

Dismissed by unpublished per curiam opinion.

Giovanni Suarez-Cisneros, Appellant Pro Se.

Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit.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

Giovanni Suarez-Cisneros appeals the district court’s orders

denying relief on his petition filed under

(West

1994 & Supp. 2000), and denying his motion for reconsideration. We

have reviewed the record and the district court’s orders and find

no reversible error. Accordingly, we deny a certificate of appeal-

ability and dismiss the appeal on the reasoning of the district

court. See Suarez-Cisneros v. Dewalt, No. CA-00-270-AM (E.D. Va.

Mar. 6 & 29, 2000).* We dispense with oral argument because the

facts and legal contentions are adequately presented in the mate-

rials before the court and argument would not aid the decisional

process.

DISMISSED

* Although the district court’s final order is marked as “filed” on March 28, 2000, the district court’s record shows that it was entered on the docket sheet on March 29, 2000. Pursuant to Rules 58 and 79(a) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, it is the date that the judgment or order was entered on the docket sheet that we take as the effective date of the district court’s decision. See Wilson v. Murray,

(4th Cir. 1986).

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