UNPUBLISHED

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT

No. 00-7328

THOMAS T. DILLARD, JR.,

Petitioner - Appellant,

versus

MICHAEL BUMGARNER, Correctional Administrator I (NCI); MICHAEL F. EASLEY,

Respondents - Appellees.

Appeal from the United States District Court for the Western District of North Carolina, at Asheville. Graham C. Mullen, Chief District Judge. (CA-99-270-1-1-MU)

Submitted: November 9, 2000 Decided: December 4, 2000

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

Dismissed by unpublished per curiam opinion.

Thomas T. Dillard, Jr., Appellant Pro Se. Michael F. Easley, Clarence Joe DelForge, III, OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL OF NORTH CAROLINA, for Appellees.

Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit.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

Thomas T. Dillard, Jr., seeks to appeal the district court’s

order denying relief on his petition filed under

(West 1994 & Supp. 2000). We grant Dillard’s motion to amend his

informal brief and consider the issues raised therein. We have

reviewed the record and the district court’s opinion 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 Dillard v. Bumgarner, No. CA-99-270-1-1-MU (W.D.N.C.

Sept. 6, 2000). In addition, we deny petitioner’s motion for ap-

pointment of counsel. We also deny Dillard’s request for 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

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