Wright v. United States

• Court: Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
• Decided: March 27, 2003
• Docket: 02-7269
• Status: Unpublished

Opinion

UNPUBLISHED

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT

No. 02-7269

JOSEPH L. WRIGHT, JR.,

Petitioner - Appellant,

versus

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,

Respondent - Appellee, and

UNITED STATES PAROLE COMMISSION,

Party in Interest.

Appeal from the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia, at Alexandria. James C. Cacheris, Senior District Judge. (CA-02-163-AM)

Submitted: March 13, 2003 Decided: March 27, 2003

Before NIEMEYER, GREGORY, and SHEDD, Circuit Judges.

Dismissed by unpublished per curiam opinion.

Joseph L. Wright, Jr., Appellant Pro Se. Richard Parker, 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Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit.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:

Joseph L. Wright, Jr., a District of Columbia prisoner, seeks

to appeal the district court’s order denying relief on his petition

filed under 28 U.S.C. § 2241 (2000). We have independently reviewed

the record and conclude that Wright has not made a substantial

showing of the denial of a constitutional right. See Miller-El v.

Cockrell, U.S. , 2003 WL 431659, at *10 (U.S. Feb. 25, 2003)

(No. 01-7662). Accordingly, we deny a certificate of appealability

and dismiss the appeal. See 28 U.S.C. § 2253(c) (2000). 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