Mason v. Cooper ( 2003 )

UNPUBLISHED
UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT
No. 02-6359
CLYDE EUGENE MASON,
Petitioner - Appellant,
versus
THEODIS BECK, Secretary of Department of
Corrections; DAVID MITCHELL, Superintendent of
Mountain View Facility #4855; ROY COOPER,
State of North Carolina Attorney General,
Respondents - Appellees.
Appeal from the United States District Court for the Western
District of North Carolina, at Asheville. Graham C. Mullen, Chief
District Judge. (CA-02-11-1-2-2-MU)
Submitted: September 27, 2002 Decided: January 22, 2003
Before WILKINS, NIEMEYER, and LUTTIG, Circuit Judges.
Dismissed by unpublished per curiam opinion.
Clyde Eugene Mason, Appellant Pro Se.
Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit.
See Local Rule 36(c).
PER CURIAM:
Clyde Eugene Mason seeks to appeal the district court’s order
denying relief on his petition filed under 28 U.S.C. § 2254 (2000).
We have reviewed the record and the district court’s opinion and
conclude Mason has not made a substantial showing of the denial of
a constitutional right. See Mason v. Cooper, No. CA-02-11-1-2-2-MU
(W.D.N.C. filed Jan. 31, 2002; entered Feb. 4, 2002). 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
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