UNPUBLISHED
UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT
No. 02-6886
NORMAN PERRY HERBERT,
Petitioner - Appellant,
versus
LLOYD WATERS, Warden; ATTORNEY GENERAL FOR THE
STATE OF MARYLAND,
Respondents - Appellees.
Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of
Maryland, at Baltimore. J. Frederick Motz, District Judge. (CA-
01-2713-JFM)
Submitted: September 5, 2002 Decided: September 17, 2002
Before WILKINS, KING, and GREGORY, Circuit Judges.
Dismissed by unpublished per curiam opinion.
Norman Perry Herbert, Appellant Pro Se. John Joseph Curran, Jr.,
Attorney General, Mary Ann Rapp Ince, OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY
GENERAL OF MARYLAND, Baltimore, Maryland, for Appellees.
Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit.
See Local Rule 36(c).
PER CURIAM:
Norman Perry Herbert appeals the district court’s order
denying relief on 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 Herbert has
not made a substantial showing of the denial of a constitutional
right. See Herbert v. Waters, No. CA-01-2713-JFM (D. Md. June 3,
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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