Edgell v. Haines

UNPUBLISHED UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT No. 01-6546 CHARLES RAY EDGELL, Petitioner - Appellant, versus WILLIAM S. HAINES, Warden, Respondent - Appellee, and HOWARD PAINTER, Warden, Mt. Olive Correctional Complex, Respondent. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Northern District of West Virginia, at Clarksburg. Irene M. Keeley, Chief District Judge. (CA-99-196-1) Submitted: September 28, 2001 Decided: October 15, 2001 Before WILLIAMS and MOTZ, Circuit Judges, and HAMILTON, Senior Circuit Judge. Dismissed by unpublished per curiam opinion. Charles Ray Edgell, Appellant Pro Se. Darrell V. McGraw, Jr., Allen Hayes Loughry, II, OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL OF WEST VIRGINIA, Charleston, West Virginia, for Appellee. Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit. See Local Rule 36(c). PER CURIAM: Charles Ray Edgell 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. Accordingly, we deny a certificate of appealability and dismiss the appeal on the reasoning of the district court. Edgell v. Haines, No. CA-99-196-1 (N.D.W. Va. Mar. 28, 2001). We decline to appoint counsel and 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 2