UNPUBLISHED
UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT
No. 98-7680
ROBERT EUGENE JOHNSON, JR.,
Petitioner - Appellant,
versus
RONALD J. ANGELONE,
Respondent - Appellee.
Appeal from the United States District Court for the Eastern Dis-
trict of Virginia, at Richmond. David G. Lowe, Magistrate Judge.
(CA-98-235)
Submitted: February 25, 1999 Decided: March 10, 1999
Before HAMILTON, WILLIAMS, and MICHAEL, Circuit Judges.
Dismissed by unpublished per curiam opinion.
Robert Eugene Johnson, Jr., Appellant Pro Se. Steven Andrew Witmer,
OFFICE 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Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit.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:
Robert Eugene Johnson, Jr., seeks to appeal the magistrate
judge’s order denying relief on his petition filed under 28
U.S.C.A. § 2254 (West 1994 & Supp. 1998). We have reviewed the
record and the magistrate judge’s opinion and find no reversible
error. Accordingly, we deny a certificate of appealability and
dismiss the appeal on the reasoning of the magistrate judge. See
Johnson v. Angelone, No. CA-98-235 (E.D. Va. Nov. 9, 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
*
The parties consented to the jurisdiction of a magistrate
judge pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 636(c) (l994).
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