                             UNPUBLISHED

                    UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
                        FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT


                             No. 02-7609



NEWTON COCKERILL,

                                            Petitioner - Appellant,

          versus


W. F. DARIUS, JR.,

                                              Respondent - Appellee.



Appeal from the United States District Court for the Eastern
District of North Carolina, at Raleigh. James C. Fox, Senior
District Judge. (CA-02-119-5-FO)


Submitted:   December 16, 2002          Decided:     December 23, 2002


Before LUTTIG, MICHAEL, and MOTZ, Circuit Judges.


Affirmed by unpublished per curiam opinion.


Newton Cockerill, Appellant Pro Se.


Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit.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

     Newton Cockerill, a federal prisoner, appeals the district

court’s order denying relief on his petition filed under 28 U.S.C.

§ 2241 (2000).    We have reviewed the record and find no reversible

error.   Accordingly, we affirm on the reasoning of the district

court.   See Cockerill v. Darius, No. CA-02-119-5-FO (E.D.N.C. July

9, 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.




                                                           AFFIRMED




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