UNPUBLISHED UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT No. 98-6447 STANLEY GORDON GOODE, JR., Plaintiff - Appellant, versus RONALD JONES, Superintendent, Piedmont Correc- tional Institute; MICHAEL F. EASLEY, Attorney General of the State of North Carolina, Defendants - Appellees. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Western Dis- trict of North Carolina, at Charlotte. Graham C. Mullen, District Judge. (CA-96-412-3-MU) Submitted: May 14, 1998 Decided: June 3, 1998 Before WIDENER and MICHAEL, Circuit Judges, and BUTZNER, Senior Circuit Judge. Dismissed by unpublished per curiam opinion. Stanley Gordon Goode, Jr., Appellant Pro Se. Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit.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 petition filed under 28 U.S.C.A. § 2254 (West 1994 & Supp. 1998). We have reviewed the record and the district court's opinion and find no reversible error. Accordingly, we deny Appel- lant's motion for a certificate of appealability and dismiss the appeal on the reasoning of the district court. Goode v. Jones, No. CA-96-412-3-MU (W.D.N.C. Mar. 5, 1998). 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 2