UNPUBLISHED
UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT
No. 02-7631
TONY ALLEN WALKER,
Petitioner - Appellant,
versus
RICK JACKSON, Superintendent,
Respondent - Appellee.
Appeal from the United States District Court for the Middle
District of North Carolina, at Greensboro. N. Carlton Tilley, Jr.,
Chief District Judge. (CA-95-690-2)
Submitted: March 6, 2003 Decided: March 13, 2003
Before WILKINSON, MICHAEL, and KING, Circuit Judges.
Dismissed by unpublished per curiam opinion.
Tony Allen Walker, Appellant Pro Se. Clarence Joe DelForge, III,
OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL OF NORTH CAROLINA, Raleigh, North
Carolina, for Appellee.
Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit.
See Local Rule 36(c).
PER CURIAM:
Tony Allen Walker seeks to appeal the district court’s order
denying relief on his petition filed under 28 U.S.C. § 2254 (2000).
We have independently reviewed the record and conclude that Walker
has not made a substantial showing of the denial of a
constitutional right. See Miller-El v. Cockrell, U.S. , 2003
WL 431659 (U.S. Feb. 25, 2003) (No. 01-7662), at *10. In addition,
because extraordinary circumstances are not present in this case,
we decline to consider claims raised for the first time on appeal.
See Muth v. United States, 1 F.3d 246, 250 (4th Cir. 1993).
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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