UNPUBLISHED
UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT
No. 99-6118
MICHAEL A. GOODE,
Petitioner - Appellant,
versus
DIRECTOR OF VIRGINIA DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS,
Respondent - Appellee.
Appeal from the United States District Court for the Eastern Dis-
trict of Virginia, at Richmond. James R. Spencer, District Judge.
(CA-98-572-3)
Submitted: April 29, 1999 Decided: May 5, 1999
Before WILLIAMS, TRAXLER, and KING, Circuit Judges.
Dismissed by unpublished per curiam opinion.
Michael A. Goode, Appellant Pro Se. Thomas Drummond Bagwell, As-
sistant Attorney General, Richmond, Virginia, for Appellee.
Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit.
See Local Rule 36(c).
PER CURIAM:
Michael Goode seeks to appeal the district court’s orders
denying relief on his petition filed under 28 U.S.C.A. § 2254 (West
1994 & Supp. 1998). We have reviewed the record and the district
court’s opinion and find no reversible error. Accordingly, we
grant in forma pauperis status but deny a certificate of appeal-
ability and dismiss the appeal on the reasoning of the district
court. See Goode v. Director Virginia Dep’t of Corrections, No.
CA-98-572-3 (E.D. Va. Jan. 6 & Jan. 20, 1999). We dispense with
oral argument because the facts and legal contentions are adequate-
ly presented in the materials before the court and argument would
not aid the decisional process.
DISMISSED
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