Gary A. Donahue v. D. R. Lawson, Acting Warden

37 F.3d 1493, 1994 U.S. App. LEXIS 34805, 1994 WL 545002

• Court: Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
• Decided: October 6, 1994
• Docket: 93-6760
• Status: Published

Opinion

37 F.3d 1493
NOTICE: Fourth Circuit I.O.P. 36.6 states that citation of unpublished dispositions is disfavored except for establishing res judicata, estoppel, or the law of the case and requires service of copies of cited unpublished dispositions of the Fourth Circuit.

Gary A. DONAHUE, Petitioner Appellant,
v.
D. R. LAWSON, Acting Warden, Respondent Appellee.

No. 93-6760.

United States Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit.

Submitted Dec. 20, 1993
Decided Oct. 6, 1994.

Appeal from the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia, at Alexandria. James C. Cacheris, Chief District Judge. (CA-92-306-AM)

Gary A. Donahue, Appellant Pro Se.

Katherine P. Baldwin, Office of the Attorney General of Virginia, Richmond, Va, for Appellee.

E.D.Va.

DISMISSED.

Before WIDENER and WILLIAMS, Circuit Judges, and BUTZNER, Senior Circuit Judge.

PER CURIAM:

Appellant seeks to appeal the district court's order denying relief on his 28 U.S.C. Sec. 2254 (1988) petition. Our review of the record and the district court's opinion discloses that this appeal is without merit. Accordingly, we deny a certificate of probable cause to appeal and dismiss the appeal on the reasoning of the district court.* Donahue v. Lawson, No. CA-92-306-AM (E.D. Va. July 13, 1993). 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

* Under Rule 6(a) of the Rules Governing Habeas Corpus, Appellant has failed to show that good cause for discovery exists, and therefore, we also deny his Motion to Compel discovery