                               UNPUBLISHED

                   UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
                       FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT


                               No. 98-6591



UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,

                                                Plaintiff - Appellee,

          versus


SEAN SMITH STEVENSON,

                                               Defendant - Appellant.



Appeal from the United States District Court for the Middle Dis-
trict of North Carolina, at Greensboro. N. Carlton Tilley, Jr.,
District Judge. (CR-93-244, CA-97-115-2)


Submitted:   August 27, 1998             Decided:   September 17, 1998


Before NIEMEYER and HAMILTON, Circuit Judges, and BUTZNER, Senior
Circuit Judge.


Dismissed by unpublished per curiam opinion.


Sean Smith Stevenson, Appellant Pro Se. Paul Alexander Weinman,
Assistant United States Attorney, Greensboro, North Carolina, for
Appellee.


Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit.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

     Sean Smith Stevenson seeks to appeal the district court’s

order denying his motion filed under 28 U.S.C.A. § 2255 (West 1994

& Supp. 1998). We have reviewed the record and the district court’s

opinion accepting the recommendation of the magistrate judge and

find no reversible error. Accordingly, we deny Stevenson’s applica-

tion to proceed on appeal in forma pauperis, deny a certificate of

appealability, and dismiss the appeal on the reasoning of the dis-

trict court. United States v. Stevenson, Nos. CR-93-244; CA-97-115-

2 (M.D.N.C. Nov. 10, 1997; Apr. 3, 1998). 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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