UNPUBLISHED
UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT
No. 00-6248
ANTHONY T. SIMPSON,
Petitioner - Appellant,
versus
TOM C. MARTIN; ATTORNEY GENERAL OF THE STATE
OF NORTH CAROLINA,
Respondents - Appellees.
Appeal from the United States District Court for the Western Dis-
trict of North Carolina, at Charlotte. Graham C. Mullen, Chief Dis-
trict Judge. (CA-97-20-3-2-MU)
Submitted: January 18, 2001 Decided: January 23, 2001
Before WIDENER and MICHAEL, Circuit Judges, and HAMILTON, Senior
Circuit Judge.
Dismissed by unpublished per curiam opinion.
Anthony T. Simpson, Appellant Pro Se. 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Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit.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:
Anthony T. Simpson seeks to appeal the district court’s order
denying his motion to reconsider the denial of 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 and
find no reversible error. Accordingly, we deny a certificate of
appealability and dismiss the appeal on the reasoning of the dis-
trict court. Simpson v. Martin, No. CA-97-20-3-2-MU (W.D.N.C. Jan.
20, 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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