UNPUBLISHED
UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT
No. 97-6526
JOHNNY LEE ROBBINS,
Petitioner - Appellant,
versus
FRANKLIN FREEMAN; J. V. TURLINGTON,
Respondents - Appellees.
Appeal from the United States District Court for the Eastern Dis-
trict of North Carolina, at Raleigh. James C. Fox, District Judge.
(CA-96-762-5-F3)
Submitted: February 26, 1998 Decided: March 16, 1998
Before WILKINS, NIEMEYER, and HAMILTON, Circuit Judges.
Dismissed by unpublished per curiam opinion.
Johnny Lee Robbins, Appellant Pro Se. Clarence Joe DelForge, III,
OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL OF NORTH CAROLINA, Raleigh, North
Carolina, for Appellees.
Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit.
See Local Rule 36(c).
PER CURIAM:
Appellant appeals from 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 accepting the recommendation of the magistrate judge and
find no reversible error. Accordingly, we deny Appellant's motion
for leave to proceed in forma pauperis, deny a certificate of ap-
pealability, and dismiss the appeal on the reasoning of the dis-
trict court. Robbins v. Freeman, No. CA-96-762-5-F3 (E.D.N.C. Mar.
25, 1997). Further, we deny Appellant's motion for transcripts at
government expense and his motion for appointment of counsel. 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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