UNPUBLISHED
UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT
No. 97-6168
ORIAN LORENZO JORDAN, JR.,
Petitioner - Appellant,
versus
NORTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTION,
Respondent - Appellee.
Appeal from the United States District Court for the Eastern Dis-
trict of North Carolina, at Raleigh. Terrence W. Boyle, District
Judge. (CA-97-15-HC-BO)
Submitted: May 1, 1997 Decided: May 8, 1997
Before WIDENER and MURNAGHAN, Circuit Judges, and PHILLIPS, Senior
Circuit Judge.
Dismissed by unpublished per curiam opinion.
Orian Lorenzo Jordan, Jr., Appellant Pro Se.
Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit.
See Local Rule 36(c).
PER CURIAM:
Appellant seeks to appeal the district court's order denying
relief on his petition filed under 28 U.S.C.A. § 2254 (West 1994 &
Supp. 1997). We have reviewed the record and the district court's
opinion and find no reversible error. Accordingly, we deny a cer-
tificate of appealability and dismiss the appeal on the reasoning
of the district court. Jordan v. North Carolina Dep't Corr., No.
CA-97-15-HC-BO (E.D.N.C. Jan. 15, 1997). We further deny Appel-
lant's motion for release based on an alleged sentencing error by
the state trial court. See Felton v. Barnett, 912 F.2d 92, 96 (4th
Cir. 1990). 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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