UNPUBLISHED
UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT
No. 00-7095
EARL C. MURPHY,
Petitioner - Appellant,
versus
MARION POLICE DEPARTMENT,
Respondent - Appellee.
Appeal from the United States District Court for the Western Dis-
trict of Virginia, at Roanoke. Samuel G. Wilson, Chief District
Judge. (CA-00-538-7)
Submitted: January 18, 2001 Decided: January 30, 2001
Before WIDENER and MICHAEL, Circuit Judges, and HAMILTON, Senior
Circuit Judge.
Dismissed by unpublished per curiam opinion.
Earl C. Murphy, Appellant Pro Se.
Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit.
See Local Rule 36(c).
PER CURIAM:
Earl C. Murphy seeks to appeal the district court’s order
denying relief on his action construed as a petition 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 district court. Murphy
v. Marion Police Dep’t, No. CA-00-538-7 (W.D. Va. filed July 6,
2000; entered July 7, 2000). We dispense with oral argument be-
cause 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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