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UNPUBLISHED

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT

No. 24-7006

JERRY CHARLES SMITH,

Petitioner - Appellant,

v.

H.L. RAY,

Respondent - Appellee.

Appeal from the United States District Court for the Northern District of West Virginia, at Wheeling. John Preston Bailey, District Judge. (5:24-cv-00131-JPB)

Submitted: November 25, 2025 Decided: December 1, 2025

Before WYNN and RICHARDSON, Circuit Judges, and KEENAN, Senior Circuit Judge.

Affirmed by unpublished per curiam opinion.

Jerry Charles Smith, Appellant Pro Se.

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PER CURIAM:

Jerry Charles Smith, a federal prisoner, appeals the district court’s order accepting

the recommendation of the magistrate judge and denying relief on Smith’s

petition. We have reviewed the record and find no reversible error. Accordingly,

we affirm the district court’s order. Smith v. Ray, No. 5:24-cv-00131-JPB (N.D. W. Va.

Sept. 26, 2024). 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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