Palmer v. Waddington

UNPUBLISHED
UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT
No. 01-7358
CHRISTOPHER MICHAEL PALMER,
Petitioner - Appellant,
versus
DOUG WADDINGTON,
Respondent - Appellee.
Appeal from the United States District Court for the Eastern Dis-
trict of Virginia, at Alexandria. Claude M. Hilton, Chief District
Judge. (CA-01-542-AM)
Submitted: January 31, 2002 Decided: February 6, 2002
Before NIEMEYER, WILLIAMS, and MICHAEL, Circuit Judges.
Dismissed by unpublished per curiam opinion.
Christopher Michael Palmer, Appellant Pro Se.
Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit.
See Local Rule 36(c).
PER CURIAM:
Christopher Michael Palmer appeals the district court’s order
dismissing his petition filed under 28 U.S.C.A. § 2254 (West 1994
& Supp. 2001) as time-barred under the Antiterrorism and Effective
Death Penalty Act (AEDPA). We have reviewed the record and the
district court’s opinion and find no reversible error. See
Hernandez v. Caldwell, 225 F.3d 435, 439 (4th Cir. 2000). Further,
we conclude Palmer is not entitled to equitable tolling of the
AEDPA’s one-year limitations period. See Harris v. Hutchinson, 209
F.3d 325 (4th Cir. 2000). Accordingly, we deny a certificate of
appealability and dismiss the appeal. 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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