Hatfield v. Fox , 54 F. App'x 161 ( 2003 )

UNPUBLISHED
UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT
No. 02-7684
TENNIS ZEKE HATFIELD,
Petitioner - Appellant,
versus
WILLIAM M. FOX, Warden,
Respondent - Appellee.
Appeal from the United States District Court for the Southern
District of West Virginia, at Charleston. John T. Copenhaver, Jr.,
District Judge. (CA-01-594-2)
Submitted: December 19, 2002 Decided: January 7, 2003
Before WILKINS and KING, Circuit Judges, and HAMILTON, Senior
Circuit Judge.
Dismissed by unpublished per curiam opinion.
Tennis Zeke Hatfield, Appellant Pro Se. Heather D. Foster, OFFICE
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Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit.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:
Tennis Zeke Hatfield seeks to appeal the district court’s
order accepting the recommendation of the magistrate judge and
denying relief on his petition filed under 28 U.S.C. § 2254 (2000).
We have reviewed the record and conclude for the reasons stated by
the district court that Hatfield has not made a substantial showing
of the denial of a constitutional right. See Hatfield v. Fox, No.
CA-01-594-2 (S.D.W. Va. Sept. 25, 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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