UNPUBLISHED
UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT
No. 99-7221
MICHAEL KENNEDY,
Petitioner - Appellant,
versus
JOHN M. VANYUR,
Respondent - Appellee.
Appeal from the United States District Court for the Eastern Dis-
trict of North Carolina, at Raleigh. W. Earl Britt, Senior Dis-
trict Judge. (CA-98-947-BR)
Submitted: January 20, 2000 Decided: February 1, 2000
Before WILLIAMS, MICHAEL, and TRAXLER, Circuit Judges.
Affirmed by unpublished per curiam opinion.
Michael Kennedy, Appellant Pro Se. Fenita Morris Shepard, OFFICE
OF THE UNITED STATES ATTORNEY, Raleigh, North Carolina, for
Appellee.
Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit.
See Local Rule 36(c).
PER CURIAM:
Michael Kennedy appeals the district court’s orders denying
relief on his 28 U.S.C. § 2241 (1994) petition and denying his
motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis on appeal. We have
reviewed the record, the district court’s opinion accepting the
recommendation of the magistrate judge, and the order denying leave
to proceed in forma pauperis, and find no reversible error.
Accordingly, we affirm on the reasoning of the district court. See
Kennedy v. Vanyur, No. CA-98-947-BR (E.D.N.C. Aug. 25, 1999 & Oct.
15, 1999). We deny leave to proceed in forma pauperis and dispense
with oral argument because the facts and legal contentions are
adequately presented in the materials before the court and argument
would not aid the decisional process.
AFFIRMED
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