UNPUBLISHED

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT

No. 02-7469

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,

Plaintiff - Appellee,

versus

CHRISTIAN E. UBAKANMA,

Defendant - Appellant.

Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of Maryland, at Greenbelt. Peter J. Messitte, District Judge. (CR- 97-108-PJM)

Submitted: January 17, 2003 Decided: February 14, 2003

Before NIEMEYER, TRAXLER, and KING, Circuit Judges.

Dismissed by unpublished per curiam opinion.

Christian E. Ubakanma, Appellant Pro Se. David Ira Salem, Assistant United States Attorney, Greenbelt, Maryland, for Appellee.

Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit.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

Christian E. Ubakanma appeals the district court’s order

dismissing his

(2000) motion without prejudice

because it was filed prior to the entry of the amended criminal

judgment. Because the dismissal was without prejudice and Ubakanma

could refile his § 2255 motion, his appeal is interlocutory and not

subject to appellate review under Domino Sugar Corp. v. Sugar

Workers Local 392,

(4th Cir. 1993).

Accordingly, we deny a certificate of appealability and dismiss the

appeal. 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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