UNPUBLISHED
UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT
No. 01-6916
MICHAEL R. KEIRLE,
Petitioner - Appellant,
versus
ROBERT KUPEC, Warden; ATTORNEY GENERAL OF THE
STATE OF MARYLAND,
Respondents - Appellees.
Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of
Maryland, at Greenbelt. Alexander Williams, Jr., District Judge.
(CA-00-1010-AW)
Submitted: December 26, 2001 Decided: January 24, 2002
Before WILKINS, TRAXLER, and KING, Circuit Judges.
Dismissed by unpublished per curiam opinion.
Michael R. Keirle, Appellant Pro Se. Joseph A. Curran, Mary Ann
Rapp Ince, OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL OF MARYLAND, Baltimore,
Maryland, for Appellees.
Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit.
See Local Rule 36(c).
PER CURIAM:
Michael R. Keirle 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. See Keirle v. Kupec, No. CA-00-
1010-AW (D. Md. May 14, 2001). Further, we deny Keirle’s motion
for additional discovery. We dispense with oral argument because
the facts and legal contentions are adequately presented in the ma-
terials before the court and argument would not aid the decisional
process.
DISMISSED
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