___________ No. 95-3516 ___________

Thomas Robert Sage, * * Appellant, * * Appeal from the United States v. * District Court for the * Northern District of Iowa. United States of America, * * [UNPUBLISHED] Appellee. * ___________ Submitted: May 30, 1996 Filed: June 4, 1996 ___________ Before FAGG, BOWMAN, and HANSEN, Circuit Judges. ___________

PER CURIAM.

Thomas R. Sage appeals from the District Court's1 order denying his 28 U.S.C. § 2255 (1994) motion as an abuse of the writ. After carefully reviewing the record before us and the parties' briefs, we conclude the District Court's judgment was correct. Accordingly, we affirm. See 8th Cir. R. 47B.

A true copy.

Attest:

CLERK, U. S. COURT OF APPEALS, EIGHTH CIRCUIT.

The Honorable Edward J. McManus, United States District Judge for the Northern District of Iowa.