UNPUBLISHED
UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT
No. 02-6514
FRANK M. CONNELL, JR.,
Petitioner - Appellant,
versus
RONALD J. ANGELONE, Director of the Department
of Corrections,
Respondent - Appellee.
No. 02-6881
FRANK M. CONNELL, JR.,
Petitioner - Appellant,
versus
RONALD J. ANGELONE, Director of the Department
of Corrections,
Respondent - Appellee.
Appeals from the United States District Court for the Eastern
District of Virginia, at Norfolk. Rebecca B. Smith, District Judge.
(CA-01-806-2)
Submitted: August 9, 2002 Decided: September 3, 2002
Before WILLIAMS, MICHAEL, and KING, Circuit Judges.
Dismissed by unpublished per curiam opinion.
Frank M. Connell, Jr., Appellant Pro Se.
Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit.
See Local Rule 36(c).
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PER CURIAM:
Frank M. Connell, Jr., appeals the district court’s orders
dismissing without prejudice his 28 U.S.C. § 2254 (2000) petition
for failing to file an amended petition within the time set forth
in the court’s order permitting the amendment, and denying
Connell’s motion for additional findings. After reviewing the
record and the district court’s opinion, we conclude that Connell
has not made a substantial showing of the denial of a
constitutional right. Accordingly, we deny certificates of
appealability and dismiss these appeals on the reasoning of the
district court. See Connell v. Angelone, No. CA-01-806-2 (E.D. Va.
Feb. 26, 2002 & May 8, 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
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