UNPUBLISHED

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT

No. 07-7469

CHRISTOPHER M. WATKINS,

Petitioner - Appellant,

versus

JOE DRIVER, Warden,

Respondent - Appellee.

Appeal from the United States District Court for the Northern District of West Virginia, at Elkins. John S. Kaull, Magistrate Judge. (2:06-cv-00042)

Submitted: December 17, 2007 Decided: December 27, 2007

Before TRAXLER, KING, and GREGORY, Circuit Judges.

Affirmed by unpublished per curiam opinion.

Christopher M. Watkins, Appellant Pro Se. Betsy S. Jividen, Assistant United States Attorney, Wheeling, West Virginia, for Appellee.

Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit.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

Christopher M. Watkins, a federal prisoner, appeals the

magistrate judge’s order denying relief on his

(2000) petition.* We have reviewed the record and find no

reversible error. Accordingly, we deny Watkins’s motions to

expedite and for bail pending appeal, and we affirm for the reasons

stated by the magistrate judge. See Watkins v. Driver, No. 2:06-

cv-00042 (N.D. W. Va. Sept. 20, 2007). 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

* The parties consented to jurisdiction of the magistrate judge under

(c) (2000).

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