Covington v. Beck

• Court: Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
• Decided: September 6, 2002
• Docket: 02-6870
• Status: Unpublished

Opinion

UNPUBLISHED

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT

No. 02-6870

JIMMY D. COVINGTON,

Petitioner - Appellant,

versus

THEODIS BECK,

Respondent - Appellee.

No. 02-6921

Appeals from the United States District Court for the Middle District of North Carolina, at Durham. James A. Beaty, Jr., District Judge. (CA-01-968-1)

Submitted: August 29, 2002 Decided: September 6, 2002 Before WIDENER and MICHAEL, Circuit Judges, and HAMILTON, Senior Circuit Judge.

Dismissed by unpublished per curiam opinion.

Jimmy D. Covington, Appellant Pro Se. Sandra Wallace-Smith, Assistant Attorney General, Raleigh, North Carolina, for Appellee.

Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit. See Local Rule 36(c).

PER CURIAM:

Jimmy D. Covington seeks to appeal the district court’s orders

denying relief on his petition filed under 28 U.S.C.A. § 2254 (West

1994 & Supp. 2002). 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 a

certificate of appealability and dismiss the appeals on the

reasoning of the district court. Covington v. Beck, No. CA-01-968-

1 (M.D.N.C. filed May 20, 2002 & entered May 21, 2002; June 3,

2002). 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