                            UNPUBLISHED

                   UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
                       FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT


                            No. 01-7413



UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,

                                               Plaintiff - Appellee,

          versus


TOBARIS ANIBAL PAUL, a/k/a Big Shot, a/k/a
Shot,

                                             Defendant - Appellant.



Appeal from the United States District Court for the Eastern Dis-
trict of Virginia, at Newport News. Rebecca B. Smith, District
Judge. (CR-97-9-4, CA-99-120-4)


Submitted:   December 20, 2001            Decided:   January 2, 2002


Before LUTTIG, TRAXLER, and GREGORY, Circuit Judges.


Dismissed by unpublished per curiam opinion.


Tobaris Anibal Paul, Appellant Pro Se. Janet S. Reincke, OFFICE OF
THE UNITED STATES ATTORNEY, Norfolk, Virginia, for Appellee.


Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit.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

     Tobaris Anibal Paul seeks to appeal the district court’s order

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

2001).   We have reviewed the record and the district court’s opin-

ion and find no reversible error.    Accordingly, we deny a certif-

icate of appealability and dismiss the appeal on the reasoning of

the district court. See United States v. Paul, Nos. CR-97-9-4; CA-

99-120-4 (E.D. Va. dated July 17, 2001, entered July 18, 2001).   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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