U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit, 2001

United States v. Bull

U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · Decided July 19, 2001 · Widener, Luttig, Motz

13 F. App'x 212

Opinion

PER CURIAM.

Fred Bull, Jr., seeks to appeal the district court’s order denying his motions *213 filed under 28 U.S.C.A. § 2255 (West Supp. 2000), and Fed.R.Civ.P. 59(e). We have reviewed the record and the district court’s opinions and find no reversible error. Accordingly, we deny a certificate of appealability and dismiss the appeal substantially on the reasoning of the district court. * United States v. Bull, Nos. CR-95-73; CA-00-111 (E.D. Va. Nov. 14, 2000; filed Dec. 20, 2000 and entered Dec. 21, 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.

Bull's claims based upon the rule announced in Apprendi v. New Jersey, 530 U.S. 466, 120 S.Ct. 2348, 147 L.Ed.2d 435 (2000), are without merit. We recently held in United States v. Sanders, 247 F.3d 139 (4th Cir. 2001), that the new rule announced in Apprendi is not retroactively applicable to cases on collateral review.

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