UNPUBLISHED
UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT
No. 96-7003
WARREN PHILLIPS PINK,
Petitioner - Appellant,
versus
CHARLES E. THOMPSON, Warden of the Staunton
Correctional Center,
Respondent - Appellee.
Appeal from the United States District Court for the Western Dis-
trict of Virginia, at Roanoke. B. Waugh Crigler, Magistrate Judge.
(CA-95-56-R)
Submitted: July 24, 1997 Decided: July 31, 1997
Before HAMILTON, LUTTIG, and MOTZ, Circuit Judges.
Dismissed by unpublished per curiam opinion.
Warren Phillips Pink, Appellant Pro Se. John H. McLees, Jr., OF-
FICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL OF VIRGINIA, Richmond, Virginia, for
Appellee.
Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit.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 (1994) (cur-
rent version at 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 certificate of probable
cause to appeal and dismiss the appeal on the reasoning of the
district court. Pink v. Thompson, No. CA-95-56-R (W.D. Va. May 13,
1996). See Lindh v. Murphy, 521 U.S. ___, 1997 WL 338568 (U.S. June
23, 1997) (No. 96-6298). We dispense with oral argument because the
facts and legal contentions are adequately presented in the mate-
rials before the court and argument would not aid the decisional
process.
DISMISSED
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