UNPUBLISHED
UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT
No. 02-7028
MARK E. RICHARDS,
Petitioner - Appellant,
versus
RONALD J. ANGELONE, Director of the Virginia
Department of Corrections,
Respondent - Appellee.
Appeal from the United States District Court for the Eastern
District of Virginia, at Richmond. David G. Lowe, Magistrate Judge.
(CA-01-176-3)
Submitted: November 7, 2002 Decided: November 26, 2002
Before LUTTIG, WILLIAMS, and GREGORY, Circuit Judges.
Dismissed by unpublished per curiam opinion.
Mark E. Richards, Appellant Pro Se. Richard Carson Vorhis, 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Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit.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:
Mark E. Richards, a state prisoner, seeks to appeal the
magistrate judge’s order denying relief on his petition filed under
28 U.S.C. § 2254 (2000).* We have reviewed the record and conclude
in part for the reasons stated by the magistrate judge that
Richards has not made a substantial showing of the denial of a
constitutional right. See Richards v. Angelone, CA-01-176-3 (E.D.
Va. June 27, 2002). We further find Richards’ claims regarding his
parole revocation hearing were barred by the one year limitations
period. See 28 U.S.C. § 2244(d) (2000); Crawley v. Cato, 257 F.3d
395, 399 (4th Cir. 2001), cert. denied, 122 S. Ct. 811 (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
*
By consent of the parties, the decision below was rendered
by a magistrate judge. See 28 U.S.C. § 636(c) (2000).
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