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78 F.3d 579

Docket No. 95-7630.

Michael Simpson v. Charles J. Cepak, Warden Attorney General of the State of South Carolina

Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals

Submitted Jan. 18, 1996. Decided March 7, 1996.

Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals · decided 1996-03-07

Applies 28 U.S.C. § 2254 (Antiterrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act of 1996)

Relies on In Re: James Charles Slade

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Opinion by Per Curiam · Decided 1996-03-07

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Michael Simpson, Appellant Pro Se. Donald John Zelenka, Chief Deputy Attorney General, Columbia, South Carolina, for Appellees.

Before HAMILTON and LUTTIG, Circuit Judges, and CHAPMAN, Senior Circuit Judge.

PER CURIAM:

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Appellant seeks to appeal the district court's orders denying relief on his 28 U.S.C. § 2254 (1988) petition, and his Fed.R.Civ.P. 59(e) motion. We have reviewed the record and the district court's opinions and find no reversible error. Accordingly, we deny a certificate of probable cause to appeal and dismiss the appeal on the reasoning of the district court. Simpson v. Cepak, No. CA-94-1776-3-22BC (D.S.C. Aug. 14, 1995; Sept. 13, 1995). 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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