UNPUBLISHED
UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT
No. 00-6777
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,
Plaintiff - Appellee,
versus
GEORGE ALLEN WARD,
Defendant - Appellant.
Appeal from the United States District Court for the Eastern Dis-
trict of Virginia, at Newport News. Henry C. Morgan, Jr., District
Judge. (CR-94-70-4, CA-97-49-4)
Submitted: August 24, 2000 Decided: August 30, 2000
Before MICHAEL and MOTZ, Circuit Judges, and HAMILTON, Senior
Circuit Judge.
Dismissed by unpublished per curiam opinion.
George Allen Ward, Appellant Pro Se. Robert Edward Bradenham, II,
Assistant United States Attorney, Norfolk, Virginia, for Appellee.
Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit.
See Local Rule 36(c).
PER CURIAM:
George Allen Ward seeks to appeal the district court’s order
denying his motions for downward departure and for relief from
judgment under Fed. R. Civ. P. 60(b), which the district court
construed as a second or successive motion under 28 U.S.C.A. § 2255
(West Supp. 2000). We have reviewed the record and the district
court’s opinion and find no reversible error. Accordingly, we deny
a certificate of appealability and dismiss the appeal on the rea-
soning of the district court. See United States v. Ward, Nos. CR-
94-70-4; CA-97-49-4 (E.D. Va. Apr. 7, 2000). 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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United States v. Ward
Combined Opinion