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Nature of Suit Code: 530
Nature of Suit: Prisoner Petitions - Habeas Corpus
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UNPUBLISHED

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS

FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT

No. 15-6603

MICHAEL M. THOMPSON,

Petitioner - Appellant,

v.

JOEL ZIEGLER, Warden,

Respondent - Appellee.

Appeal from the United States District Court for the Southern

District of West Virginia, at Beckley. Irene C. Berger, 

District Judge. (5:13-cv-15862)

Submitted: October 20, 2015 Decided: October 22, 2015

Before MOTZ, KEENAN, and THACKER, Circuit Judges.

Affirmed by unpublished per curiam opinion.

Michael M. Thompson, Appellant Pro Se. John Fulton Gianola, 

Assistant United States Attorney, Charleston, West Virginia, for 

Appellee.

Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit.

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PER CURIAM:

Michael M. Thompson, a federal prisoner, appeals the 

district court’s order denying relief on his 28 U.S.C. § 2241 

(2012) petition. We have reviewed the record and find no 

reversible error. Accordingly, although we grant leave to 

proceed in forma pauperis, we affirm for the reasons stated by 

the district court. Thompson v. Ziegler, No. 5:13-cv-15862

(S.D.W. Va. Apr. 14, 2015). We dispense with oral argument 

because the facts and legal contentions are adequately presented 

in the materials before this court and argument would not aid 

the decisional process.

AFFIRMED

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