UNPUBLISHED
UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT
No. 01-8044
SHANE L. ELLISON,
Petitioner - Appellant,
versus
RONALD J. ANGELONE, Director of Virginia
Department of Corrections,
Respondent - Appellee.
Appeal from the United States District Court for the Eastern
District of Virginia, at Alexandria. Claude M. Hilton, Chief
District Judge. (CA-01-751-AM)
Submitted: September 25, 2002 Decided: October 8, 2002
Before WIDENER, NIEMEYER, and LUTTIG, Circuit Judges.
Dismissed by unpublished per curiam opinion.
Shane L. Ellison, Appellant Pro Se. Steven Andrew Witmer, OFFICE
OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL OF VIRGINIA, Richmond, Virginia, for
Appellee.
Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit.
See Local Rule 36(c).
PER CURIAM:
Shane L. Ellison seeks to appeal 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 Ellison has
not made a substantial showing of the denial of a constitutional
right. See Ellison v. Angelone, No. CA-01-751-AM (E.D. Va. Nov. 8,
2001). Accordingly, we deny a certificate of appealability and
dismiss the appeal. See 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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