S. Ct. order filed 3/17/03; case is vacated and remanded Petition for cert granted by order filed 3/10/03; opinion filed 3/15/02 is vacated  UNPUBLISHED UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT No. 02-6123 UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Plaintiff - Appellee, versus CURTIS SIFFORD, Defendant - Appellant. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Western Dis- trict of North Carolina, at Charlotte. Richard L. Williams, Senior District Judge, sitting by designation. (CR-96-134-V, CA-01-157-3) Submitted: March 4, 2002 Decided: March 15, 2002 Before MICHAEL and MOTZ, Circuit Judges, and HAMILTON, Senior Circuit Judge. Dismissed by unpublished per curiam opinion. Curtis Sifford, Appellant Pro Se. Gretchen C.F. Shappert, Assistant United States Attorney, Charlotte, North Carolina, for Appellee. Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit. See Local Rule 36(c). PER CURIAM: Curtis Sifford seeks to appeal the district court’s orders (1) denying his motion filed under 28 U.S.C.A. § 2255 (West Supp. 2001) as untimely; and (2) denying his subsequent Fed. R. Civ. P. 59(e) motion. We have reviewed the record and the district court’s opin- ions and find no reversible error. Accordingly, we deny a certif- icate of appealability and dismiss the appeal on the reasoning of the district court. See United States v. Sifford, Nos. CR-96-134- V; CA-01-157-3 (W.D.N.C. Oct. 16, 2001; Dec. 7, 2001). 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 4