UNPUBLISHED
UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT
No. 05-6302
JUAN VALDEZ,
Plaintiff - Appellant,
versus
STEPHEN M. DEWALT, Warden,
Defendant - Appellee.
Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of
Maryland, at Greenbelt. Deborah K. Chasanow, District Judge. (CA-
04-3391-8-DKC)
Submitted: July 25, 2005 Decided: August 10, 2005
Before NIEMEYER, LUTTIG, and TRAXLER, Circuit Judges.
Affirmed by unpublished per curiam opinion.
Juan Valdez, Appellant Pro Se. Thomas Michael DiBiagio, United
States Attorney, James A. Frederick, Assistant United States
Attorney, Baltimore, Maryland, for Appellee.
Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit.
See Local Rule 36(c).
PER CURIAM:
Juan Valdez appeals the district court’s order granting
the Government’s motion to dismiss or for summary judgment and
dismissing Valdez’ petition for writ of habeas corpus, which the
court construed as a petition for writ of mandamus under 28 U.S.C.
§ 1361 (2000). We have reviewed the record and find no reversible
error. Accordingly, we affirm for the reasons stated by the
district court. See Valdez v. Dewalt, No. CA-04-3391-8-DKC (D. Md.
Feb. 10, 2005). 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.
AFFIRMED
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