United States Court of Appeals FOR THE EIGHTH CIRCUIT ___________ No. 05-2602 ___________ United States of America, * * Appellee, * * Appeal from the United States v. * District Court for the * Southern District of Iowa. Mucio Montesinos-Montiel, * * [UNPUBLISHED] Appellant. * ___________ Submitted: April 24, 2006 Filed: April 27, 2006 ___________ Before RILEY, MAGILL, and GRUENDER, Circuit Judges. ___________ PER CURIAM.

With a certificate of appealability granted by the district court,1 Mucio Montesinos-Montiel appeals the denial of his 28 U.S.C. § 2255 motion. We affirm for the reasons stated by the district court in its thorough and well-reasoned opinion.

See 8th Cir. R. 47B. ______________________________

The Honorable Ronald E. Longstaff, Chief Judge, United States District Court for the Southern District of Iowa.