UNPUBLISHED
UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT
No. 02-7191
TOMAS RAFEAL ARROYO, JR.,
Petitioner - Appellant,
versus
RONALD J. ANGELONE, Director, Virginia
Department of Corrections,
Respondent - Appellee.
Appeal from the United States District Court for the Eastern
District of Virginia, at Richmond. James R. Spencer, District
Judge. (CA-01-534-3)
Submitted: October 10, 2002 Decided: October 21, 2002
Before WILLIAMS, KING, and GREGORY, Circuit Judges.
Dismissed by unpublished per curiam opinion.
Tomas Rafeal Arroyo, Jr., Appellant Pro Se. Hazel Elizabeth
Shaffer, Assistant Attorney General, Richmond, Virginia, for
Appellee.
Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit.
See Local Rule 36(c).
PER CURIAM:
Tomas Rafeal Arroyo, Jr., seeks to appeal the district court’s
order denying as untimely his petition filed under 28 U.S.C. § 2254
(2000). We have reviewed the record and the district court’s
opinion and dismiss for the reasons stated by the district court.
See Arroyo v. Angelone, No. CA-01-534-3 (E.D. Va. July 12, 2002).
We deny a certificate of appealability. 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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