UNPUBLISHED
UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT
No. 98-7730
JOHN FREDERICK BALLENTINE,
Petitioner - Appellant,
versus
WARDEN OF GREENSVILLE CORRECTIONAL CENTER,
Respondent - Appellee.
Appeal from the United States District Court for the Western
District of Virginia, at Roanoke. James C. Turk, District Judge.
(CA-97-181-R)
Submitted: April 27, 1999 Decided: June 8, 1999
Before ERVIN, WILKINS, and MICHAEL, Circuit Judges.
Dismissed by unpublished per curiam opinion.
John Frederick Ballentine, Appellant Pro Se. Thomas Drummond Bag-
well, Assistant Attorney General, Richmond, Virginia, for Appellee.
Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit.
See Local Rule 36(c).
PER CURIAM
John F. Ballentine seeks to appeal the district court’s order
denying relief on his petition filed under 28 U.S.C.A. § 2254 (West
1994 & Supp. 1998) and denying his motion for reconsideration. 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 his request for appointment of coun-
sel, deny his request for a hearing, deny a certificate of appeal-
ability, and dismiss the appeal substantially on the reasoning of
the district court. See Ballentine v. Warden, Greenville Corr.
Ctr., No. CA-98-181-R (W.D. Va. Oct. 2 & 26, 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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