UNPUBLISHED

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT

No. 03-6069

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,

Plaintiff - Appellee,

versus

RICHARD M. PATTERSON,

Defendant - Appellant.

Appeal from the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia, at Alexandria. James C. Cacheris, Senior District Judge. (CR-97-60)

Submitted: March 6, 2003 Decided: March 17, 2003

Before WILKINSON, MICHAEL, and MOTZ, Circuit Judges.

Affirmed by unpublished per curiam opinion.

Richard M. Patterson, Appellant Pro Se. Michael Edward Rich, OFFICE OF THE UNITED STATES ATTORNEY, Alexandria, Virginia, for Appellee.

Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit.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

Richard M. Patterson appeals the district court’s orders

denying his request for “a transcript of the return of the

indictment hearing” and of a “transcript of the grand jury” and

motion to reconsider. We have reviewed the record and the district

court’s orders find no reversible error. Accordingly, we affirm on

the reasoning of the district court. See United States v.

Patterson, No. CR-97-60 (E.D. Va. Oct. 11, 2002; Nov. 6, 2002). We

also note that to the extent that Patterson seeks a transcript of

sealed grand jury testimony, he has failed to demonstrate the

“strong showing of particularized need” necessary to justify

disclosure under Fed. R. Crim. P. 6(e)(3). United States v. Sells

Eng’g, Inc.,

(1983). 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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