                             UNPUBLISHED

                   UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
                       FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT


                             No. 01-6700



UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,

                                               Plaintiff - Appellee,

          versus


MICHAEL S. SOFIDIYA, SR.,

                                            Defendant - Appellant.



Appeal from the United States District Court for the Eastern
District of Virginia, at Alexandria. James C. Cacheris, Senior
District Judge. (CR-97-21-A, CA-99-1600-AM)


Submitted:   July 12, 2001                 Decided:   July 20, 2001


Before WILLIAMS, MICHAEL, and MOTZ, Circuit Judges.


Dismissed by unpublished per curiam opinion.


Michael S. Sofidiya, Sr., Appellant Pro Se. Stephen P. Learned,
Assistant United States Attorney, Alexandria, Virginia, for
Appellee.


Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit.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

     Michael S. Sofidiya seeks to appeal the district court’s order

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

2000).   We have reviewed the record and the district court’s memo-

randum opinion and find no reversible error.   Accordingly, we deny

a certificate of appealability and dismiss the appeal on the rea-

soning of the district court.   See United States v. Sofidiya, Nos.

CR-97-21-A; CA-99-1600-AM (E.D. Va. Feb. 16, 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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