UNPUBLISHED
UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT
No. 02-6315
KURT LORENZO FORD,
Petitioner - Appellant,
versus
RONALD J. ANGELONE, Director, Virginia
Department of Corrections,
Respondent - Appellee.
Appeal from the United States District Court for the Eastern
District of Virginia, at Alexandria. Gerald Bruce Lee, District
Judge. (CA-01-1459-AM)
Submitted: April 18, 2002 Decided: April 30, 2002
Before MOTZ, TRAXLER, and GREGORY, Circuit Judges.
Dismissed by unpublished per curiam opinion.
Kurt Lorenzo Ford, Appellant Pro Se.
Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit.
See Local Rule 36(c).
PER CURIAM:
Kurt Lorenzo Ford appeals the district court’s order
dismissing as untimely 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 Ford’s motion for a certificate of appealability and
dismiss the appeal substantially on the reasoning of the district
court.* See Ford v. Angelone, No. CA-01-1459-AM (E.D. Va. Jan. 30,
2002). 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
*
Our calculation suggests that 428 non-tolled days elapsed
before Ford filed his § 2254 petition, while the district court
calculated this period as 468 days. Under either calculation, the
petition is untimely.
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