UNPUBLISHED UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT No. 01-6517 GERARD VALMORE BROWN, Petitioner - Appellant, versus STEPHEN GAL, Warden of FCI - Estill; UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Respondents - Appellees. Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of South Carolina, at Greenville. Henry M. Herlong, Jr., District Judge. (CA-00-2221-6-20-AK) Submitted: September 20, 2001 Decided: September 26, 2001 Before LUTTIG, KING, and GREGORY, Circuit Judges. Dismissed by unpublished per curiam opinion. Gerard Valmore Brown, Appellant Pro Se. Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit. See Local Rule 36(c). PER CURIAM: Gerard Brown appeals from the district court’s order con- struing his petition filed pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2241 (1994) as one filed under 28 U.S.C.A. § 2255 (West Supp. 2001), and trans- ferring the case to the District Court for the Middle District of North Carolina. 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. Brown v. Gal, No. CA-00-2221-6-20-AK (D.S.C. Dec. 21, 2000). We dispense with oral argument because the facts and legal contentions are adequately presented in the ma- terials before the court and argument would not aid the decisional process. DISMISSED 2