UNPUBLISHED
UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT
No. 04-7187
HARVEY E. TUNSTALL,
Petitioner - Appellant,
versus
JAMES BEALE, Warden; GENE M. JOHNSON,
Director, Virginia Department of Corrections,
Respondents - Appellees.
Appeal from the United States District Court for the Eastern
District of Virginia, at Alexandria. Leonie M. Brinkema, District
Judge. (CA-04-688-1)
Submitted: November 18, 2004 Decided: November 29, 2004
Before LUTTIG and GREGORY, Circuit Judges, and HAMILTON, Senior
Circuit Judge.
Dismissed by unpublished per curiam opinion.
Harvey E. Tunstall, Appellant Pro Se.
Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit.
See Local Rule 36(c).
PER CURIAM:
Harvey E. Tunstall, a state prisoner, seeks to appeal the
district court’s order denying relief on his petition filed under
28 U.S.C. § 2241 (2000). We have reviewed the record and conclude
for the reasons stated by the district court that Tunstall has not
made a substantial showing of the denial of a constitutional right.
See Tunstall v. Beale, No. CA-04-688-1 (E.D. Va. filed, June 24,
2004; entered, June 25, 2004). Accordingly, we deny Tunstall’s
motions for a certificate of appealability and dismiss the appeal.
See 28 U.S.C. § 2253(c) (2000).
To the extent that Tunstall’s notice of appeal and
appellate brief can be construed as a motion for authorization to
file a successive § 2254 petition, we deny such authorization. See
United States v. Winestock, 340 F.3d 200, 208 (4th Cir.), cert.
denied, 124 S. Ct. 496 (2003). 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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