UNPUBLISHED

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT

No. 07-6623

RICHARD EDWARD BRILLHART,

Petitioner - Appellant,

versus

TRACY W. JOHNS,

Respondent - Appellee.

Appeal from the United States District Court for the Eastern District of North Carolina, at Raleigh. Louise W. Flanagan, Chief District Judge. (5:07-hc-02055-FL)

Submitted: September 13, 2007 Decided: September 18, 2007

Before GREGORY and DUNCAN, Circuit Judges, and WILKINS, Senior Circuit Judge.

Affirmed by unpublished per curiam opinion.

Richard Edward Brillhart, Appellant Pro Se.

Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit. PER CURIAM:

Richard Edward Brillhart, a federal prisoner, appeals the

district court’s orders denying relief on his

(2000) petition and subsequent Fed. R. Civ. P. 59(e) motion for

reconsideration. We have reviewed the record and find no

reversible error. Accordingly, we affirm for the reasons stated by

the district court. See Brillhart v. Stansberry, No. 5:07-hc-

02055-FL (E.D.N.C. April 16, 2007 & April 20, 2007). We deny

Brillhart’s motion to file a formal brief. 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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