UNPUBLISHED
UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT
No. 00-6834
In Re: TRUMAN SCOTT,
Petitioner.
On Petition for Writ of Error Coram Nobis. (CR-98-78-F)
Submitted: September 8, 2000 Decided: September 18, 2000
Before LUTTIG and KING, Circuit Judges, and HAMILTON, Senior Cir-
cuit Judge.
Petition denied by unpublished per curiam opinion.
Truman Scott, Petitioner Pro Se.
Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit.
See Local Rule 36(c).
PER CURIAM:
Truman Scott, a federal inmate, petitions for a writ of error
coram nobis contesting the district court’s procedures in ordering
him to pay restitution. A writ of error coram nobis under 28
U.S.C. § 1651(a) (1994) only may be issued where an error of the
most fundamental character compels such action to achieve justice
and where no alternative remedy is available. See United States
v. Morgan, 346 U.S. 502 (1954); United States v. Mandel, 862 F.2d
1067, 1075 (4th Cir. 1988). Scott’s petition does not satisfy
these criteria, and we therefore deny the petition. We dispense
with oral argument because the facts and legal arguments are ade-
quately presented in the materials before the court, and argument
would not significantly aid the decisional process.
PETITION DENIED
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