UNPUBLISHED
UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT
No. 01-6843
ROBERT A. REED,
Petitioner - Appellant,
versus
THE STATE OF MARYLAND; J. JOSEPH CURRAN, JR.,
Respondents - Appellees.
Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of
Maryland, at Greenbelt. Peter J. Messitte, District Judge. (CA-
01-600-PJM)
Submitted: August 9, 2001 Decided: August 17, 2001
Before NIEMEYER, MOTZ, and GREGORY, Circuit Judges.
Dismissed by unpublished per curiam opinion.
Robert A. Reed, Appellant Pro Se.
Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit.
See Local Rule 36(c).
PER CURIAM:
Robert A. Reed seeks to appeal the district court’s order
denying his petition filed under 28 U.S.C.A. § 2254 (West 1994 &
Supp. 2000) as untimely. We have reviewed the record and the dis-
trict 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. See Reed v. Maryland, No.
CA-01-600-PJM (D. Md. Apr. 11, 2001). 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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