Mark A. Patterson v. Sewall Smith Attorney General of the State of Maryland

25 F.3d 1040, 1994 U.S. App. LEXIS 20819, 1994 WL 202519

• Court: Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
• Decided: May 24, 1994
• Docket: 94-6277
• Status: Published

Opinion

25 F.3d 1040
NOTICE: Fourth Circuit I.O.P. 36.6 states that citation of unpublished dispositions is disfavored except for establishing res judicata, estoppel, or the law of the case and requires service of copies of cited unpublished dispositions of the Fourth Circuit.

Mark A. PATTERSON, Petitioner Appellant,
v.
Sewall SMITH; Attorney General of The State of Maryland,
Respondents Appellees.

No. 94-6277.

United States Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit.

Submitted: April 21, 1994.
Decided: May 24, 1994.

Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of Maryland, at Baltimore. William M. Nickerson, District Judge. (CA-93-1168-WN)

Mark A. Patterson, Appellant Pro Se.

John Joseph Curran, Jr., Attorney General, David Phelps Kennedy, Office of the Attorney General of Maryland, Baltimore, Maryland, for Appellees.

D.Md.

DISMISSED.

Before ERVIN, Chief Judge, MICHAEL, Circuit Judge, and CHAPMAN, 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 accepting the recommendation of the magistrate judge 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. Patterson v. Smith, No. CA-93-1168-WN (D. Md. Feb. 23, 1994). 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