UNPUBLISHED UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT No. 96-7645 UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Plaintiff - Appellee, versus GRADY WILLIAM POWERS, Defendant - Appellant. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Western Dis- trict of North Carolina, at Bryson City. William L. Osteen, Sr., District Judge. (CR-93-19) Submitted: December 3, 1996 Decided: January 9, 1997 Before WILKINS, NIEMEYER, and WILLIAMS, Circuit Judges. Dismissed by unpublished per curiam opinion. Grady Williams Powers, Appellant Pro Se. Deborah Ann Ausburn, Assistant United States Attorney, Asheville, North Carolina, for Appellee. Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit.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 his motion filed under 28 U.S.C. § 2255 (1994), amended by Antiter- rorism and Effective Death Penalty Act of 1996, Pub. L. No. 104- 132, 110 Stat. 1214. 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 rea- soning of the district court and on the ground that the appeal is frivolous. United States v. Powers, No. CR-93-19 (W.D.N.C. Oct. 11, 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 2