Campbell v. True

UNPUBLISHED UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT No. 01-6484 ANTWAN DOMINIC CAMPBELL, Petitioner - Appellant, versus PAGE TRUE, Warden, Respondent - Appellee. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia, at Alexandria. Gerald Bruce Lee, District Judge. (CA-00-1518-AM) Submitted: August 23, 2001 Decided: August 29, 2001 Before WILKINS and KING, Circuit Judges, and HAMILTON, Senior Circuit Judge. Dismissed by unpublished per curiam opinion. David Bernard Hargett, HARGETT & WATSON, P.L.C., Richmond, Vir- ginia, for Appellant. Mark L. Earley, OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL OF VIRGINIA, Richmond, Virginia, for Appellee. Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit. See Local Rule 36(c). PER CURIAM: Antwan Dominic Campbell seeks to appeal the district court’s order denying relief on his petition filed under 28 U.S.C.A. § 2254 (West 1994 & Supp. 2001). We have reviewed the record and the district court’s opinion and find no reversible error. Campbell argued on appeal that the district court erred in calculating the one year filing period by failing to consider the date on which the Supreme Court of Virginia denied direct review of the appeal in determining the date the conviction became final, and in failing to consider the date Campbell placed his state habeas petition in the mail system as the date of filing. After carefully reviewing the record, and as admitted by Campbell’s counsel, we conclude that giving Campbell the benefits of the time periods sought, his 28 U.S.C.A. § 2254 petition was approximately two months late. Campbell states in his informal brief that equitable tolling may apply to his case, but does not identify any factors that would support application of equitable tolling, and the record reveals none. Accordingly, we deny leave to proceed in forma pauperis, deny a certificate of appealability, and dismiss the appeal substan- tially on the reasoning of the district court. See Campbell v. True, No. CA-00-1518-AM (E.D. Va. filed Mar. 2, 2001; entered Mar. 6, 2001). We dispense with oral argument because the facts and 2 legal contentions are adequately presented in the materials before the court and argument would not aid the decisional process. DISMISSED 3