United States v. Hill

Opinion

UNPUBLISHED

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT

No. 01-8030

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,

Plaintiff - Appellee,

versus

DAVID LEE HILL, a/k/a Bo,

Defendant - Appellant.

No. 02-6165

Appeals from the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia, at Alexandria. Claude M. Hilton, Chief District Judge; Albert V. Bryan, Jr., Senior District Judge. (CR- 96-370-A, CA-01-998-AM)

Submitted: April 22, 2002 Decided: May 22, 2002 Before MICHAEL, MOTZ, and KING, Circuit Judges.

Dismissed by unpublished per curiam opinion.

David Lee Hill, Appellant Pro Se. Leslie Bonner McClendon, OFFICE OF THE UNITED STATES ATTORNEY, Alexandria, Virginia, for Appellee.

Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit.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

PER CURIAM:

David Lee Hill seeks to appeal the district court’s orders

denying his motions to compel the production of transcripts and

other documents in order to challenge his criminal convictions

through a habeas motion filed under 28 U.S.C.A. § 2255 (West Supp.

2001). Because Hill’s habeas action is no longer pending, we

dismiss these appeals as moot. We note, however, that even if we

assumed the appeals were not moot, we would agree with the district

court that Hill did not make a satisfactory showing of a

particularized need for the transcripts under 28 U.S.C. § 753(f)

(1994). We dispense with oral argument because the facts and legal

contentions are adequately presented in the materials before the

court and oral argument would not aid the decisional process.

DISMISSED