UNPUBLISHED

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT

No. 00-6927

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,

Respondent - Appellee,

versus

DANA MAURICE JACKSON,

Petitioner - Appellant.

Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of Maryland, at Baltimore. J. Frederick Motz, Chief District Judge. (CR-97-132-JFM, CA-00-776-JFM)

Submitted: November 30, 2000 Decided: December 6, 2000

Before NIEMEYER, LUTTIG, and MICHAEL, Circuit Judges.

Dismissed by unpublished per curiam opinion.

Dana Maurice Jackson, Appellant Pro Se.

Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit.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

Dana Maurice Jackson seeks to appeal the district court’s

order denying 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 cer-

tificate of appealability and dismiss the appeal on the reasoning

of the district court. See United States v. Jackson, Nos. CR-97-

132-JFM; CA-00-776-JFM (D. Md. June 1, 2000).* 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

* Although the district court’s order is marked as “filed” on May 31, 2000, the district court’s records show that it was entered on the docket sheet on June 1, 2000. Pursuant to Rules 58 and 79(a) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, it is the date that the 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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