UNPUBLISHED
UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT
No. 97-6805
THOMAS D. CROOKS, JR.,
Petitioner - Appellant,
versus
MICHAEL MOORE, Director; WILLIAM DAVIS, War-
den; CHARLES MOLONY CONDON, Attorney General
of the State of South Carolina,
Respondents - Appellees.
Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of
South Carolina, at Charleston. Joseph F. Anderson, Jr., District
Judge. (CA-97-888-2-17AJ)
Submitted: August 14, 1997 Decided: August 25, 1997
Before NIEMEYER, Circuit Judge, and BUTZNER and PHILLIPS, Senior
Circuit Judges.
Dismissed by unpublished per curiam opinion.
Thomas D. Crooks, 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Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit.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 orders denying
relief on his petition filed under 28 U.S.C.A. § 2254 (West 1994 &
Supp. 1997) and denying his motion for reconsideration. We have
reviewed the record and the district court's opinion accepting the
recommendation of the magistrate judge and find no reversible
error. Accordingly, we deny a certificate of appealability and dis-
miss the appeal on the reasoning of the district court. Crooks v.
Moore, No. CA-97-888-2-17AJ (D.S.C. May 6 & 19, 1997). 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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