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                                              UNPUBLISHED

                               UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
                                   FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT

                                                No. 22-1327

        In re: STEPHEN NIVENS,

                            Petitioner.

                                 On Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus.

        Submitted: June 22, 2023                                          Decided: June 28, 2023

        Before WYNN, DIAZ, and THACKER, Circuit Judges.

        Dismissed by unpublished per curiam opinion.

        Stephen Nivens, Petitioner Pro Se.

        Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit.
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        PER CURIAM:

               Stephen Nivens petitions this court for a writ of habeas corpus. We dismiss the

        petition for lack of jurisdiction and decline to transfer it to the district court. See 28 U.S.C.

        § 1631; Dragenice v. Ridge, 389 F.3d 92, 100 (4th Cir. 2004). We also deny Nivens’

        motion to appoint counsel. 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.

                                                                                           DISMISSED

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