Tony Jones v. Warden Zych ( 2013 )

UNPUBLISHED
UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT
No. 12-8151
TONY LAMONT JONES,
Petitioner – Appellant,
v.
WARDEN C. ZYCH,
Respondent - Appellee.
Appeal from the United States District Court for the Western
District of Virginia, at Roanoke. Samuel G. Wilson, District
Judge. (7:12-cv-00496-SGW-RSB)
Submitted: March 26, 2013 Decided: March 29, 2013
Before DUNCAN, FLOYD, and THACKER, Circuit Judges.
Affirmed by unpublished per curiam opinion.
Tony Lamont Jones, Appellant Pro Se.
Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit.
PER CURIAM:
Tony Lamont Jones, a federal prisoner, appeals the
district court’s orders denying relief on his 28 U.S.C.A. § 2241(West 2006 & Supp. 2012) petition and denying his motion to
alter or amend the judgment. We have reviewed the record and
find no reversible error. Contrary to Jones’s assertions in the
district court and on appeal, he was not assessed a fine or
restitution as part of his federal sentence, and any change in
his ability to pay has no impact on his obligation to serve his
concurrent sentences of life imprisonment. We conclude that the
district court adequately addressed Jones’s claims and properly
concluded that Jones failed to state a cognizable claim for
habeas relief. Accordingly, we affirm * substantially for the
reasons stated by the district court. Jones v. Zych, Case No.
7:12-cv-00496-SGW-RSB (W.D. Va. Nov. 26 & Dec. 12, 2012). We
dispense with oral argument because the facts and legal
contentions are adequately presented in the materials before
this court and argument would not aid the decisional process.
AFFIRMED
*
While the district court denied a certificate of
appealability, we conclude that no certificate of appealability
is necessary to entertain this appeal, given Jones’s status as a
federal prisoner. See 28 U.S.C. § 2253(c)(1) (2006).
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