UNPUBLISHED

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT

No. 02-6021

SAMUEL A. MIDDLETON; DAVID LEE SYKES; JOHN A. COLE,

Petitioners - Appellants,

versus

WASHINGTON STATE DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS CORPORATION; JOSEPH LEHMAN, Secretary; ELDON VAIL; JAMES THATCHER; MARK MCKINNA; ED RODENBECK; RANDY TATE; CORRECTIONAL SERVICES CORPORATION; DOMINION MANAGEMENT CORPORATION,

Respondents - Appellees.

Appeal from the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia, at Norfolk. Henry C. Morgan, Jr., District Judge. (CA-01-867)

Submitted: February 21, 2002 Decided: March 7, 2002

Before WILKINS, MOTZ, and TRAXLER, Circuit Judges.

Dismissed by unpublished per curiam opinion.

Samuel A. Middleton, David Lee Sykes, John A. Cole, Appellants Pro Se.

Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit.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

Appellants, who are Washington state inmates, appeal the dis-

trict court’s order dismissing their petition filed under

(1994) for improper venue. 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 Middleton v.

Washington State Dep’t of Corr. Corp., No. CA-01-867 (E.D. Va. Nov.

20, 2001). 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

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