Johnson v. Department of Corrections

UNPUBLISHED
UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT
No. 02-7070
CRAIG JOHNSON,
Petitioner - Appellant,
versus
DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS,
Respondent - Appellee.
Appeal from the United States District Court for the Eastern
District of Virginia, at Richmond. David G. Lowe, Magistrate Judge.
(CA-01-551-3)
Submitted: October 10, 2002 Decided: October 17, 2002
Before WILLIAMS, KING, and GREGORY, Circuit Judges.
Dismissed by unpublished per curiam opinion.
Craig Johnson, Appellant Pro Se. Linwood Theodore Wells, Jr.,
Assistant Attorney General, Richmond, Virginia, for Appellee.
Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit.
See Local Rule 36(c).
PER CURIAM:
Craig Johnson seeks to appeal the magistrate judge’s order
denying relief on his petition filed under 28 U.S.C. § 2254 (2000).
We have reviewed the record and the magistrate judge’s opinion and
conclude that Johnson has not made a substantial showing of the
denial of a constitutional right.* Accordingly, we deny a
certificate of appealability and dismiss this 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
*
This case was decided by a magistrate judge exercising
jurisdiction upon consent of the parties. 28 U.S.C. § 636(c)
(2000).
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