UNPUBLISHED
UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT
No. 01-7551
MICHAEL EDWARD MILLS,
Petitioner - Appellant,
versus
RONALD J. ANGELONE,
Respondent - Appellee.
Appeal from the United States District Court for the Western
District of Virginia, at Roanoke. Jackson L. Kiser, Senior District
Judge. (CA-00-691-7, CA-00-743-7)
Submitted: July 25, 2002 Decided: August 1, 2002
Before WILKINS, MOTZ, and TRAXLER, Circuit Judges.
Dismissed by unpublished per curiam opinion.
Michael Edward Mills, Appellant Pro Se. Linwood Theodore Wells,
Jr., Assistant Attorney General, Richmond, Virginia, for Appellee.
Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit.
See Local Rule 36(c).
PER CURIAM:
Michael Edward Mills seeks to appeal the district court’s
order denying relief on his petition filed under 28 U.S.C.A. § 2254
(West 1994 & Supp. 2002), and a subsequent order denying
reconsideration. We have reviewed the record and the district
court’s orders and opinion accepting the recommendation of the
magistrate judge and find no reversible error. Accordingly, we
deny a certificate of appealability and dismiss the appeal on the
reasoning of the district court. See Mills v. Angelone, Nos. CA-
00-691-7; CA-00-743-7 (W.D. Va. July 5, 2001 & Aug. 16, 2001).
While we grant Mills’ motion to amend his informal brief, we deny
his motions for appointment of counsel, temporary stay, and
evidentiary hearing. We further deny Mills’ motion for 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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