UNPUBLISHED

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS

FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,
Plaintiff-Appellee,

v.                                                                      No. 99-6354

REGINALD R. WILLIAMS,
Defendant-Appellant.

Appeal from the United States District Court
for the Eastern District of Virginia, at Alexandria.
Robert E. Payne, District Judge.
(CR-95-332-A, CA-98-1720-A)

Submitted: April 30, 1999

Decided: September 13, 1999

Before NIEMEYER, HAMILTON, and WILLIAMS,
Circuit Judges.

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Vacated and remanded by unpublished per curiam opinion.

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COUNSEL

Reginald R. Williams, Appellant Pro Se. Morris Rudolph Parker, Jr.,
Assistant United States Attorney, Alexandria, Virginia, for Appellee.

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Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit. See
Local Rule 36(c).

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OPINION

PER CURIAM:

Reginald Williams appeals from the district court's dismissal of his
28 U.S.C.A. § 2255 (West 1994 & Supp. 1998) motion as untimely.
Our review of the record reveals that Williams' conviction did not
become final until after this Court granted the parties' stipulation to
dismiss the Government's appeal of Williams' sentence on December
1, 1997. Accordingly, Williams' § 2255 motion, filed in November
1998, was timely under the § 2255's one-year filing period. We there-
fore grant a certificate of appealability, vacate the district court's
order, and remand for consideration of Williams' motion on the mer-
its. We dispense with oral argument because the facts and legal con-
tentions are adequately presented in the materials before the court and
argument would not aid the decisional process.

VACATED AND REMANDED

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