Panel rehearing granted
and en banc rehearing denied
in opinion filed 5/30/03
UNPUBLISHED
UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT
No. 02-6835
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,
Plaintiff - Appellee,
versus
FAHED T. TAWALBEH,
Defendant - Appellant.
Appeal from the United States District Court for the Western
District of Virginia, at Roanoke. Samuel G. Wilson, Chief District
Judge. (CR-97-24-R, CA-00-858)
Submitted: December 18, 2002 Decided: January 8, 2003
Before NIEMEYER and WILLIAMS, Circuit Judges, and HAMILTON, Senior
Circuit Judge.
Dismissed by unpublished per curiam opinion.
Robert F. Rider, ROBERT F. RIDER, P.L.C., Roanoke, Virginia, for
Appellant. Thomas Jack Bondurant, Jr., Assistant United States
Attorney, Roanoke, Virginia, for Appellee.
Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit.
See Local Rule 36(c).
PER CURIAM:
Fahed T. Tawalbeh 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 reasons stated by the
district court that Tawalbeh has not made a substantial showing of
the denial of a constitutional right. See United States v.
Tawalbeh, Nos. CR-97-24-R; CA-00-858 (W.D. Va. Feb. 22, 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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