UNPUBLISHED
UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT
No. 02-7450
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,
Plaintiff - Appellee,
versus
BRIGIDO ALVARENGA,
Defendant - Appellant.
Appeal from the United States District Court for the Western
District of North Carolina, at Asheville. Lacy H. Thornburg,
District Judge. (CR-00-5, CA-02-70-1)
Submitted: January 16, 2003 Decided: January 23, 2003
Before WILLIAMS, KING, and GREGORY, Circuit Judges.
Dismissed by unpublished per curiam opinion.
Brigido Alvarenga, Appellant Pro Se. Richard Lee Edwards, Assistant
United States Attorney, Thomas Richard Ascik, OFFICE OF THE UNITED
STATES ATTORNEY, Asheville, North Carolina, for Appellee.
Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit.
See Local Rule 36(c).
PER CURIAM:
Brigido Alvarenga seeks to appeal the district court’s order
denying relief on his motion filed under 28 U.S.C. § 2255 (2000).
We have reviewed the record and conclude for the reasons stated by
the district court that Alvarenga has not made a substantial
showing of the denial of a constitutional right. See United States
v. Alvarenga, Nos. CR-00-5; CA-02-70-1 (W.D.N.C. July 15, 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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