UNPUBLISHED

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT

No. 02-7102

GEORGE ALLEN WARD,

Petitioner - Appellant,

versus

ARTHUR F. BEELER, Warden, Federal Medical Center, Butner, North Carolina,

Respondent - Appellee.

Appeal from the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia, at Norfolk. Henry C. Morgan, Jr., District Judge. (CA-01-606-2)

Submitted: October 8, 2002 Decided: October 22, 2002

Before WIDENER, LUTTIG, and WILLIAMS, Circuit Judges.

Affirmed by unpublished per curiam opinion.

George Allen Ward, Appellant Pro Se. Robert Edward Bradenham II, Assistant United States Attorney, Norfolk, Virginia, for Appellee.

Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit.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

George Allen Ward appeals the district court’s order denying

relief on his

(2000) petition. We have reviewed

the record and the district court’s opinion accepting the

recommendation of the magistrate judge and find no reversible

error. Accordingly, we affirm on the reasoning of the district

court. See Ward v. Beeler, No. CA-01-606-2 (E.D. Va. filed June 20,

2002; entered June 21, 2002). 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.

AFFIRMED

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