Case Name: John Edward BUTLER, Petitioner-Appellant, v. Robert SMITH; Larry Dail, Respondents-Appellees
Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 2002-08-01
Citations: 39 F. App'x 936
Docket Number: No. 02-6634
Parties: John Edward BUTLER, Petitioner-Appellant, v. Robert SMITH; Larry Dail, Respondents-Appellees.
Judges: Before WILKINS, MOTZ, and TRAXLER, Circuit Judges.
Reporter: West's Federal Appendix
Volume: 39
Pages: 936–936

Head Matter:
John Edward BUTLER, Petitioner-Appellant, v. Robert SMITH; Larry Dail, Respondents-Appellees.
No. 02-6634.
United States Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit.
Submitted July 25, 2002.
Decided Aug. 1, 2002.
John Edward Butler, Appellant Pro Se. Clarence Joe DelForge, III, Office of the Attorney General of North Carolina, Raleigh, North Carolina, for Appellees.
Before WILKINS, MOTZ, and TRAXLER, Circuit Judges.
Dismissed by unpublished PER CURIAM opinion.

Opinion:
PER CURIAM:
John Edward Butler appeals the district court's order denying relief on his petition filed under 28 U.S.C.A. § 2254 (West 1994 & Supp.2001). 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 reasoning of the district court. See Butler v. Smith, No. CA-01-995-5-BO (E.D.N.C. Apr. 2, 2002). 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.