Ensminger v. Trent ( 1999 )

UNPUBLISHED
UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT
No. 98-7583
THOMAS HARRISON ENSMINGER,
Petitioner - Appellant,
versus
GEORGE W. TRENT, Warden, Mount Olive Correc-
tional Center,
Respondent - Appellee.
Appeal from the United States District Court for the Northern
District of West Virginia, at Elkins. Robert Earl Maxwell, Senior
District Judge. (CA-97-113-2)
Submitted: January 26, 1999 Decided: March 4, 1999
Before NIEMEYER, MICHAEL, and MOTZ, Circuit Judges.
Dismissed by unpublished per curiam opinion.
Thomas Harrison Ensminger, Appellant Pro Se. Scott E. Johnson, OF-
FICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL OF WEST VIRGINIA, Charleston, West
Virginia, for Appellee.
Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit.
See Local Rule 36(c).
PER CURIAM:
Thomas Ensminger appeals the district court’s judgment and
order denying relief on his petition filed under 28 U.S.C.A. § 2254(West 1994 & Supp. 1998) and denying his motion for appointment of
counsel. We have reviewed the record and the district court’s
order and find no reversible error. Accordingly, we deny a certif-
icate of appealability and dismiss the appeal on the reasoning of
the district court. See Ensminger v. Trent, No. CA-97-113-2
(N.D.W. Va. Sept. 29, 1998). We dispense with oral argument be-
cause the facts and legal contentions are adequately presented in
the materials before the court and argument would not aid the
decisional process.
DISMISSED
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