UNPUBLISHED

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT

No. 16-6607

ALAN ROYALL,

Petitioner – Appellant,

v.

JUSTIN ANDREWS, Warden,

Respondent - Appellee.

Appeal from the United States District Court for the Eastern District of North Carolina, at Raleigh. James C. Dever, III, Chief District Judge. (5:15-hc-02154-D)

Submitted: October 13, 2016 Decided: October 18, 2016

Before NIEMEYER, DUNCAN, and WYNN, Circuit Judges.

Affirmed by unpublished per curiam opinion.

Alan Royall, Appellant Pro Se.

Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit.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

Alan Royall, a federal prisoner, appeals the district

court’s order dismissing 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 the reasons stated by the district court.

Royall v. Andrews, No. 5:15-hc-02154-D (E.D.N.C. Feb. 16, 2016).

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

*To the extent Royall argues that the Supreme Court’s opinion in Persaud v. United States,

(2014) invalidates our opinion in In re Jones,

, 333-34 (4th Cir. 2000), until the Supreme Court or an en banc panel of this court issues a substantive opinion overruling Jones, that decision remains binding in this circuit.

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