UNPUBLISHED

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT

No. 02-7416

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,

Plaintiff - Appellee,

versus

GEORGE LYNCH,

Defendant - Appellant.

Appeal from the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia, at Alexandria. Claude M. Hilton, Chief District Judge. (CR-00-103, CA-02-764-A)

Submitted: January 16, 2003 Decided: January 23, 2003

Before WILLIAMS, KING, and GREGORY, Circuit Judges.

Dismissed by unpublished per curiam opinion.

George Lynch, Appellant Pro Se. Morris Rudolph Parker, Jr., Assistant United States Attorney, Alexandria, Virginia, for Appellee.

Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit.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

George Lynch seeks to appeal the district court’s order

denying relief on his motion filed under

(2000).

We have reviewed the record and conclude for the reasons stated by

the district court that Lynch has not made a substantial showing of

the denial of a constitutional right. See United States v. Lynch,

Nos. CR-00-103; CA-02-764-A (E.D. Va. Aug. 29, 2002). Accordingly,

we deny a certificate of appealability and dismiss the appeal. See

(c) (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

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