UNPUBLISHED
UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT
No. 99-7429
WILLIE EARL TOWNSEND,
Petitioner - Appellant,
versus
RONALD ANGELONE,
Respondent - Appellee.
Appeal from the United States District Court for the Eastern Dis-
trict of Virginia, at Alexandria. Albert V. Bryan, Jr., Senior
District Judge. (CA-99-1164-AM)
Submitted: February 15, 2000 Decided: February 28, 2000
Before NIEMEYER, MOTZ, and TRAXLER, Circuit Judges.
Dismissed by unpublished per curiam opinion.
Willie Earl Townsend, Appellant Pro Se.
Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit.
See Local Rule 36(c).
PER CURIAM:
Willie Earl Townsend seeks to appeal the district court’s
orders denying relief on his petition filed under 28 U.S.C.A.
§ 2254 (West 1994 & Supp. 1999) and his motion to alter or amend
judgment. We have reviewed the record and the district court’s
opinion and find no reversible error. Accordingly, we deny a cer-
tificate of appealability and dismiss the appeal on the reasoning
of the district court. See Townsend v. Angelone, No. CA-99-1164-AM
(E.D. Va. Sept. 8, 1999, Sept. 23, 1999). We 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.
DISMISSED
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