UNPUBLISHED UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT No. 98-7427 GARY LEE WELLS, Petitioner - Appellant, versus ATTORNEY GENERAL OF NORTH CAROLINA; JAY J. CLARK, Respondents - Appellees. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Middle Dis- trict of North Carolina, at Durham. Russell A. Eliason, Magistrate Judge. (CA-97-799) Submitted: March 16, 1999 Decided: April 5, 1999 Before MOTZ and KING, Circuit Judges, and PHILLIPS, Senior Circuit Judge. Dismissed by unpublished per curiam opinion. W. David Lloyd, Appellant Pro Se. Clarence Joe DelForge, III, OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL OF NORTH CAROLINA, Raleigh, North Carolina, for Appellees. Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit. See Local Rule 36(c). PER CURIAM: Gary Lee Wells appeals the magistrate judge’s order denying him relief on his petition filed under 28 U.S.C.A. § 2254 (West 1994 & Supp. 1998). We have reviewed the record and the magistrate judge’s memorandum and order and find no reversible error. Ac- cordingly, we deny a certificate of appealability and dismiss the appeal on the reasoning of the magistrate judge. See Wells v. At- torney General of North Carolina, No. CA-97-799 (M.D.N.C. Aug. 28, 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