UNPUBLISHED
UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT
No. 98-6726
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,
Plaintiff - Appellee,
versus
JAMES H. HUTCHINS,
Defendant - Appellant.
Appeal from the United States District Court for the Eastern
District of Virginia, at Richmond. Richard L. Williams, Senior
District Judge. (CR-92-162, CA-97-302-3)
Submitted: July 14, 1998 Decided: July 30, 1998
Before WIDENER, HAMILTON, and MOTZ, Circuit Judges.
Dismissed by unpublished per curiam opinion.
James H. Hutchins, Appellant Pro Se. John E. Sullivan, OFFICE OF
THE UNITED STATES ATTORNEY, 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Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit.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 trans-
ferring his successive motion filed under 28 U.S.C.A. § 2255 (West
1994 & Supp. 1998). We have reviewed the record and the district
court’s opinion and find no reversible error. Appellant cannot now
seek review of claims raised in his first § 2255 motion, the
dismissal of which he chose not to appeal. Accordingly, we deny a
certificate of appealability and dismiss the appeal on the rea-
soning of the district court. United States v. Hutchins, No. CR-92-
162; CA-97-302-3 (E.D. Va. Apr. 13, 1998). 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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