Johnson v. Catoe ( 1999 )


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  •                             UNPUBLISHED
    UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
    FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT
    No. 99-7439
    WILLIE JOHNSON,
    Petitioner - Appellant,
    versus
    WILLIAM D. CATOE, Director of SCDC; CHARLES M.
    CONDON, Attorney General for the State of
    South Carolina,
    Respondents - Appellees.
    Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of
    South Carolina, at Rock Hill. Matthew J. Perry, Jr., Senior Dis-
    trict Judge. (CA-99-1070-0-10BD)
    Submitted:   December 16, 1999         Decided:     December 22, 1999
    Before MURNAGHAN and MOTZ, Circuit Judges, and BUTZNER, Senior Cir-
    cuit Judge.
    Dismissed by unpublished per curiam opinion.
    Willie Johnson, Appellant Pro Se.     Donald John Zelenka, Chief
    Deputy Attorney General, Columbia, South Carolina, for Appellees.
    Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit.
    See Local Rule 36(c).
    PER CURIAM:
    Willie Johnson appeals the district court’s order denying
    relief on his petition filed under 
    28 U.S.C.A. § 2254
     (West 1994 &
    Supp. 1999).   We have reviewed the record and the district court’s
    opinion accepting the recommendation of the magistrate judge and
    find no reversible error.    Accordingly, we deny a certificate of
    appealability and dismiss the appeal on the reasoning of the dis-
    trict court.   See Johnson v. Catoe, No. CA-99-1070-0-10BD (D.S.C.
    Oct. 12, 1999).*   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
    *
    Although the district court’s order is marked as “filed” on
    October 8, 1999, the district court’s records show that it was
    entered on the docket sheet on October 12, 1999. Pursuant to Rules
    58 and 79(a) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, it is the
    date entered on the docket sheet that we take as the effective date
    of the district court’s decision. See Wilson v. Murray, 
    806 F.2d 1232
    , 1234-35 (4th Cir. 1986).
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Document Info

Docket Number: 99-7439

Filed Date: 12/22/1999

Precedential Status: Non-Precedential

Modified Date: 10/30/2014