UNPUBLISHED UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT

No. 02-7703

RONALD LANTHRON, Petitioner - Appellant, versus

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Respondent - Appellee.

No. 03-6132

RONALD LANTHRON, Plaintiff - Appellant, versus

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Defendant - Appellee.

Appeals from the United States District Court for the Eastern District of North Carolina, at Raleigh. Terrence W. Boyle, Chief District Judge. (CA-01-465-5-BO)

Submitted: March 20, 2003 Decided: March 28, 2003 Before WILLIAMS and TRAXLER, Circuit Judges, and HAMILTON, Senior Circuit Judge.

Affirmed by unpublished per curiam opinion.

Ronald Lanthron, Appellant Pro Se.

Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit.

See Local Rule 36(c).

PER CURIAM: In these consolidated appeals, Ronald L. Lanthron appeals from the district court’s orders denying his motion entitled “Complex Motion to Amend for Reconsideration and to Appoint Proper Counsel or an Expedited ‘Notice of Appeal.’” Lanthron merely repeats arguments raised in a previous action before this court, which was construed as a 28 U.S.C. § 2241 (1994) petition, challenging his 1971 court martial and dishonorable discharge from the United States Marine Corps. We affirm the district court orders that denied the motion because the motion is meritless. We dispense with oral argument because the facts and legal arguments have been adequately presented in the materials before the court.

AFFIRMED