UNPUBLISHED

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT

No. 96-6517

BRUCE L. PAJOT, Petitioner - Appellant, versus

P. L. HUFFMAN; ATTORNEY GENERAL OF THE COMMON-

WEALTH OF VIRGINIA, Respondents - Appellees.

Appeal from the United States District Court for the Western Dis-

trict of Virginia, at Roanoke. Jackson L. Kiser, Chief District

Judge. (CA-95-706-R)

Submitted: August 15, 1996 Decided: August 21, 1996

Before MURNAGHAN and ERVIN, Circuit Judges, and BUTZNER, Senior

Circuit Judge.

Dismissed by unpublished per curiam opinion.

Bruce L. Pajot, Appellant Pro Se. Mary Elizabeth Shea, OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL OF VIRGINIA, Richmond, Virginia, for

Appellees.

Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit.

See Local Rule 36(c).

PER CURIAM

Appellant seeks to appeal the district court's order denying relief on his 28 U.S.C. § 2254 (1988), amended by Antiterrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act of 1996, Pub. L. No. 104-132, 110 Stat. 4, petition. We have reviewed the record and the district court's opinion and find no reversible error. Accordingly, we deny a certificate of probable cause to appeal; to the extent that such a certificate of appealability is required, we deny such a certificate. We dismiss the appeal on the reasoning of the district court.

Pajot v. Huffman , No. CA-95-706-R (W.D. Va. Mar. 1, 1996). 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