UNPUBLISHED
UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT
No. 02-6579
MAHMOUD A. BEN-STONE, a/k/a Thomas E. Stone,
Petitioner - Appellant,
versus
F. W. GREENE, Warden,
Respondent - Appellee.
Appeal from the United States District Court for the Eastern
District of Virginia, at Alexandria. James C. Cacheris, Senior
District Judge. (CA-00-1322)
Submitted: August 22, 2002 Decided: September 19, 2002
Before NIEMEYER, MOTZ, and GREGORY, Circuit Judges.
Dismissed by unpublished per curiam opinion.
Mahmoud A. Ben-Stone, Appellant Pro Se. Pamela Anne Sargent,
Assistant Attorney General, Richmond, Virginia, for Appellee.
Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit.
See Local Rule 36(c).
PER CURIAM:
Mahmoud Ben-Stone seeks to appeal the district court’s order
denying his petition filed under 28 U.S.C. § 2254 (2000). We have
reviewed the record and the district court’s opinion and conclude
on the reasoning of the district court that Ben-Stone has not made
a substantial showing of the denial of a constitutional right. See
Ben-Stone v. Greene, No. CA-00-1322 (E.D. Va. filed Mar. 20, 2002
& entered Mar. 21, 2002). Accordingly, we deny a certificate of
appealability and dismiss the appeal. See 28 U.S.C. § 2253(c)
(2000). 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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