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Appeal from the United States District Court for the Middle District of North Carolina, at Salisbury. N. Carlton Tilley, Jr., District Judge. (CR-91-200-S, CA-96-131-4)
Curtis Lamar Smith, Appellant Pro Se. Sandra Jane Hairston, Assistant United States Attorney, Greensboro, NC, for Appellee.
Before RUSSELL, WILKINS, and WILLIAMS, Circuit Judges.
PER CURIAM:
Appellant seeks to appeal the district court's order denying his motion filed under 28 U.S.C. § 2255 (1994), amended by Antiterrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act of 1996, Pub.L. No. 104-132, 110 Stat. 1214. We have reviewed the record and the district 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. United States v. Smith, Nos. CR91-200-S; CA-96-131-4 (M.D.N.C. July 23, 1996). We deny as moot Appellant's motion to hold the case in abeyance for United States v. Stroman, No. 96-6054 (4th Cir., July 30, 1996) (unpublished). 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