UNPUBLISHED
UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT
No. 99-6027
RONALD L. HARPER,
Petitioner - Appellant,
versus
MARK HENRY, Warden,
Respondent - Appellee.
Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of
Maryland, at Baltimore. Marvin J. Garbis, District Judge. (CA-98-
4024-MJG)
Submitted: April 15, 1999 Decided: April 20, 1999
Before NIEMEYER and HAMILTON, Circuit Judges, and PHILLIPS, Senior
Circuit Judge.
Affirmed by unpublished per curiam opinion.
Ronald L. Harper, Appellant Pro Se.
Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit.
See Local Rule 36(c).
PER CURIAM:
Ronald L. Harper appeals the district court’s order denying
relief on his 28 U.S.C. § 2241 (1994) petition. We have reviewed
the record and the district court’s opinion and find no reversible
error. Accordingly, we grant in forma pauperis status and affirm
substantially on the reasoning of the district court. See Harper
v. Henry, No. CA-98-4024-MJG (D. Md. Dec. 16, 1998).* See also
Pelissero v. Thompson, ___ F.3d ___, 1999 WL 133112 (4th Cir. Mar.
12, 1999) (No. 97-6156). We dispense with oral argument because
the facts and legal contentions are adequately presented in the ma-
terials before the court and argument would not aid the decisional
process.
AFFIRMED
*
Although the order from which Harper appeals was filed on
December 15, 1998, it was entered on the district court’s docket
sheet on December 16, 1998. December 16, 1998, is therefore the
effective date of the district court’s decision. See Fed. R. Civ.
P. 58 and 79(a); see also Wilson v. Murray, 806 F.2d 1232, 1234-35
(4th Cir. 1986).
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