UNPUBLISHED

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT

No. 14-7266

HERMAN LEWIS BILLUPS, f/k/a Herman Billups,

Petitioner – Appellant,

v.

RUSSELL A. PERDUE, Warden,

Respondent – Appellee,

and

KUMA J. DEBOO, Warden, FCI Gilmer,

Respondent.

Appeal from the United States District Court for the Northern District of West Virginia, at Elkins. John Preston Bailey, Chief District Judge. (2:14-cv-00007-JPB-RWT)

Submitted: January 15, 2015 Decided: January 20, 2015

Before WILKINSON and NIEMEYER, Circuit Judges, and DAVIS, Senior Circuit Judge.

Affirmed by unpublished per curiam opinion.

Herman Lewis Billups, Appellant Pro Se.

Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit.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

Herman Lewis Billups, a federal prisoner, appeals the

district court’s order accepting the recommendation of the

magistrate judge and denying relief on his

(2012) petition. We have reviewed the record and find no

reversible error. Accordingly, although we grant leave to

proceed in forma pauperis, we affirm for the reasons stated by

the district court. Billups v. Perdue, No. 2:14-cv-00007-JPB-

RWT (N.D.W. Va. Aug. 13, 2014). We dispense with oral argument

because the facts and legal contentions are adequately presented

in the materials before this court and argument would not aid

the decisional process.

AFFIRMED

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