UNPUBLISHED
UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT
No. 00-6648
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,
Plaintiff - Appellee,
versus
JONATHAN ERNIE AMOS,
Defendant - Appellant.
Appeal from the United States District Court for the Northern Dis-
trict of West Virginia, at Wheeling. Frederick P. Stamp, Jr., Chief
District Judge. (CR-97-31-5, CA-98-111-5)
Submitted: August 30, 2000 Decided: September 7, 2000
Before WIDENER, NIEMEYER, and WILLIAMS, Circuit Judges.
Dismissed by unpublished per curiam opinion.
Jonathan Ernie Amos, Appellant Pro Se. Paul Thomas Camilletti,
OFFICE OF THE UNITED STATES ATTORNEY, Wheeling, West Virginia, for
Appellee.
Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit.
See Local Rule 36(c).
PER CURIAM:
Jonathan Ernie Amos seeks to appeal the district court’s order
denying his motion filed under 28 U.S.C.A. § 2255 (West Supp.
2000). We have reviewed the record, the district court’s opinion
accepting the magistrate judge’s report and recommendation, and
Amos’ informal appellate brief. Because Amos failed to challenge
the district court’s reasoning, he has not preserved any issue for
our review. See 4th Cir. R. 34(b). Accordingly, we deny a cer-
tificate of appealability and dismiss the appeal on the reasoning
of the district court. See United States v. Amos, Nos. CR-97-31-5;
CA-98-111-5 (N.D.W. Va. Apr. 3, 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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