UNPUBLISHED
UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT
No. 97-6490
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,
Plaintiff - Appellee,
versus
JERRY LYNN TIPTON,
Defendant - Appellant.
No. 97-6730
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,
Plaintiff - Appellee,
versus
JERRY LYNN TIPTON,
Defendant - Appellant.
Appeals from the United States District Court for the Western Dis-
trict of North Carolina, at Shelby. Lacy H. Thornburg, District
Judge. (CR-94-37, CA-97-17-4)
Submitted: August 28, 1997 Decided: September 17, 1997
Before WILKINS, WILLIAMS, and MICHAEL, Circuit Judges.
Dismissed by unpublished per curiam opinion.
Jerry Lynn Tipton, Appellant Pro Se. Jerry Wayne Miller, OFFICE
OF THE UNITED STATES ATTORNEY, Asheville, North Carolina, for
Appellee.
Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit.
See Local Rule 36(c).
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PER CURIAM:
Jerry L. Tipton seeks to appeal two district court orders
granting Respondent summary judgment, denying Tipton's motion filed
under 28 U.S.C.A. § 2255 (West 1994 & Supp. 1997), his motion for
transcripts at government expense, and his motion to proceed in
forma pauperis. We have reviewed the record and the district
court's opinions and find no reversible error. Accordingly, we deny
a certificate of appealability and dismiss the appeal on the rea-
soning of the district court. See United States v. Tipton, Nos.
CR--94-37; CA-97-17-4 (W.D.N.C. Mar. 13, 1997; May 15, 1997). We
further deny Tipton's motion for transcripts at government expense
and grant him leave to proceed in forma pauperis on appeal. 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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