UNPUBLISHED
UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT
No. 99-6296
JOHNATHAN LEE X SMITH,
Petitioner - Appellant,
versus
DAVID A. ROBINSON, Warden,
Respondent - Appellee.
No. 99-6634
JOHNATHAN LEE X SMITH,
Petitioner - Appellant,
versus
DAVID A. ROBINSON, Warden,
Respondent - Appellee.
Appeals from the United States District Court for the Eastern Dis-
trict of Virginia, at Richmond. James R. Spencer, District Judge.
(CA-97-916-3)
Submitted: July 22, 1999 Decided: July 28, 1999
Before ERVIN, HAMILTON, and TRAXLER, Circuit Judges.
Dismissed by unpublished per curiam opinion.
Johnathan Lee X Smith, Appellant Pro Se. Vaughan Christopher
Jones, 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Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit.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).
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PER CURIAM:
In Appeal No. 99-6296, Johnathan Lee X Smith seeks to appeal
from the district court’s order denying relief on his petition
filed under 28 U.S.C.A. § 2254 (West 1994 & Supp. 1999). We have
reviewed the record and the district court’s opinion and find no
reversible error. Accordingly, although we grant Smith’s motion
for leave to proceed in forma pauperis on appeal, we deny a cer-
tificate of appealability and dismiss appeal No. 99-6296 on the
reasoning of the district court. See Smith v. Robinson, No. CA-97-
916-3 (E.D. Va. Feb. 16, 1999).
In Appeal No. 99-6634, Smith appeals from the district court’s
order denying his motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis in
Appeal No. 99-6296. Because we grant him leave to so proceed, this
appeal is moot. Accordingly, we grant Smith’s motion for leave to
proceed in forma pauperis and dismiss this appeal as moot. We dis-
pense 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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