                            UNPUBLISHED

                   UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
                       FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT


                            No. 01-7196



RUSSELL ANTHONY ROMAGNA,

                                             Petitioner - Appellant,

          versus


COMMONWEALTH OF VIRGINIA,

                                              Respondent - Appellee.



Appeal from the United States District Court for the Eastern
District of Virginia, at Alexandria. Leonie M. Brinkema, District
Judge. (CA-01-816-AM)


Submitted:   October 17, 2001             Decided:   October 31, 2001


Before WILLIAMS, TRAXLER, and KING, Circuit Judges.


Dismissed by unpublished per curiam opinion.


Russell Anthony Romagna, Appellant Pro Se.


Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit.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

     Russell Anthony Romagna seeks to appeal 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 dis-

trict 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.   Romagna v. Virginia, No. CA-

01-816-AM (E.D. Va. June 27, 2001). We also deny Romagna’s request

for a writ of prohibition and for a transcript at the Government’s

expense.   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




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