United States v. Dowdell

UNPUBLISHED
UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT
No. 00-7283
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,
Plaintiff - Appellee,
versus
THEODORE MCKINLEY DOWDELL, JR., a/k/a Theo
Dowdell,
Defendant - Appellant.
Appeal from the United States District Court for the Eastern Dis-
trict of Virginia, at Newport News. Raymond A. Jackson, District
Judge. (CR-98-50, CA-00-21-4)
Submitted: February 16, 2001 Decided: March 1, 2001
Before NIEMEYER, LUTTIG, and KING, Circuit Judges.
Dismissed by unpublished per curiam opinion.
Theodore McKinley Dowdell, Jr., Appellant Pro Se. William David
Muhr, OFFICE OF THE UNITED STATES ATTORNEY, Norfolk, Virginia, for
Appellee.
Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit.
See Local Rule 36(c).
PER CURIAM:
Theodore M. Dowdell seeks to appeal the district court’s order
denying his motion filed under 28 U.S.C.A. § 2255 (West Supp.
2000). In addition, Appellant complains that he should be granted
an evidentiary hearing, leave to amend his initial § 2255 motion,
and production of a state court transcript at government expense.
We have reviewed the record and the district court’s opinion 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 United States v. Dowdell, Nos. CR-98-50; CA-00-
21-4 (E.D. Va. Aug. 3, 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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