UNPUBLISHED
UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT
No. 00-6945
JAMES EVERETTE TREECE, JR.,
Petitioner - Appellant,
versus
NORTH CAROLINA ATTORNEY GENERAL; NORTH CARO-
LINA DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS; SUPERINTENDENT
OF BROWN CREEK CORRECTIONAL FACILITY,
Respondents - Appellees.
Appeal from the United States District Court for the Middle Dis-
trict of North Carolina, at Durham. Frank W. Bullock, Jr., District
Judge. (CA-99-491-1)
Submitted: November 30, 2000 Decided: January 5, 2001
Before WILKINS, LUTTIG, and MICHAEL, Circuit Judges.
Dismissed by unpublished per curiam opinion.
Henry Turner Drake, DRAKE & PLEASANT, Marshville, North Carolina,
for Appellant. Clarence Joe DelForge, III, OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY
GENERAL OF NORTH CAROLINA, Raleigh, North Carolina, for Appellees.
Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit.
See Local Rule 36(c).
PER CURIAM:
James Everette Treece, Jr., seeks to appeal the district
court’s order denying relief on his petition filed under 28
U.S.C.A. § 2254 (West 1994 & Supp. 2000). We have reviewed the
record and the district court’s opinion accepting the recommen-
dation of the magistrate judge and find no reversible error.
Accordingly, we deny a certificate of appealability and dismiss the
appeal on the reasoning of the district court. See Treece v. At-
torney General, No. CA-99-491 (M.D.N.C. June 14, 2000). We dis-
pense 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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