UNPUBLISHED

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT

No. 00-6743

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,

Plaintiff - Appellee,

versus

JONATHAN PETTIS, a/k/a Jay,

Defendant - Appellant.

Appeal from the United States District Court for the Western District of North Carolina, at Charlotte. Graham C. Mullen, Chief District Judge. (CR-97-116, CA-99-436-MU)

Submitted: October 31, 2000 Decided: November 22, 2000

Before LUTTIG, MICHAEL, and KING, Circuit Judges.

Dismissed by unpublished per curiam opinion.

Jonathan Pettis, Appellant Pro Se. Douglas Scott Broyles, OFFICE OF THE UNITED STATES ATTORNEY, Charlotte, North Carolina, for Appellee.

Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit.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

Jonathan Pettis seeks to appeal the district court’s order de-

nying his motion filed under

(West Supp. 2000).

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 reasoning of the

district court. See United States v. Pettis, Nos. CR-97-116, CA-

99-436-MU (W.D.N.C. Nov. 23, 1999).* We dispense with oral argu-

ment because the facts and legal contentions are adequately

presented in the materials before the court and argument would not

aid the decisional process.

DISMISSED

* Although the order from which Pettis appeals was filed on November 19, 1999, it was entered on the district court’s docket sheet on November 23, 1999. November 23, 1999, is therefore the effective date of the district court’s decision. See Fed. R. Civ. P. 58 and 79(a); see also Wilson v. Murray,

(4th Cir. 1986).

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