UNPUBLISHED
UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT
No. 01-7759
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,
Plaintiff - Appellee,
versus
EDWARD MACK HICKS,
Defendant - Appellant.
Appeal from the United States District Court for the Western
District of North Carolina, at Statesville. Richard L. Voorhees,
District Judge. (CR-95-43, CA-97-153-5-V)
Submitted: February 14, 2002 Decided: February 26, 2002
Before WIDENER, LUTTIG, and GREGORY, Circuit Judges.
Dismissed by unpublished per curiam opinion.
Edward Mack Hicks, Appellant Pro Se. Robert Jack Higdon, Jr.,
OFFICE OF THE UNITED STATES ATTORNEY, Charlotte, North Carolina,
for Appellee.
Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit.
See Local Rule 36(c).
PER CURIAM:
Edward Mack Hicks seeks to appeal the district court’s order
denying his motion filed under 28 U.S.C.A. § 2255 (West Supp.
2001). We have reviewed the record and the district court’s opin-
ion and find no reversible error. Accordingly, although we grant
leave to proceed in forma pauperis, we deny a certificate of ap-
pealability and dismiss the appeal on the reasoning of the district
court. See United States v. Hicks, Nos. CR-95-43; CA-97-153-5-V
(W.D.N.C. filed Aug. 20, 2001, entered Aug. 24, 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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