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Danny STOKES, Petitioner-Appellant, v. B.A. BLEDSOE, Warden, Respondent-Appellee.
    No. 01-6053.
    United States Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit.
    Submitted May 8, 2001.
    Decided May 21, 2001.
    Danny Stokes, pro se.
    Before WIDENER, WILLIAMS, and MICHAEL, Circuit Judges.
   PER CURIAM.

Danny Stokes appeals the district court’s order denying relief on his 28 U.S.C. § 2241 (1994) petition. We have reviewed the record and the district court’s opinion and find no reversible error. Although the district court may have improperly construed Stokes’ petition as a motion under 28 U.S.C.A. § 2255 (West Supp.2000), over which it had no jurisdiction, Stokes did not qualify for relief under § 2241. See In re Jones, 226 F.3d 328, 333-34 (4th Cir.2000) (describing circumstances under which § 2241 relief is appropriate on the basis that § 2255 is inadequate and ineffective to test the legality of a conviction). Accordingly, we affirm the district court’s denial of relief. 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.

AFFIRMED.