UNPUBLISHED

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT

No. 03-6823

KENNETH BOND,

Petitioner - Appellant,

versus

D. A. GARRAGHTY,

Respondent - Appellee.

Appeal from the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia, at Alexandria. T. S. Ellis, III, District Judge. (CA-02-923)

Submitted: September 12, 2003 Decided: September 25, 2003

Before MOTZ and TRAXLER, Circuit Judges, and HAMILTON, Senior Circuit Judge.

Dismissed by unpublished per curiam opinion.

Kenneth Bond, Appellant Pro Se.

Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit.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

Kenneth Bond, a Virginia inmate, seeks to appeal the district

court’s order dismissing his

(2000) petition. We

have independently reviewed the record and conclude that Bond has

not made a substantial showing of the denial of a constitutional

right. See Miller-El v. Cockrell,

, ,

(2003). 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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