John J. Berlin v. Edward W. Murray, Director of Virginia Department of Correction, Respondent

Submitted: Jan. 28, 1988. Decided: Feb. 29, 1988.

Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals · decided 1988-02-29

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

Relies on Ray Charles Degraffenreid v. William D. Leeke, Commissioner Dr. Crews Dr. Neal Patricia Satterfield, and All Unknown

Opinion by Per Curiam · Decided 1988-02-29

NOTICE: Fourth Circuit I.O.P. 36.6 states that citation of unpublished dispositions is disfavored except for establishing res judicata, estoppel, or the law of the case and requires service of copies of cited unpublished dispositions of the Fourth Circuit.

John J. Berlin, appellant pro se.

Richard Bain Smith, Assistant Attorney General, for appellee.

Before DONALD RUSSELL, MURNAGHAN and WILKINSON, Circuit Judges.

PER CURIAM:

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A review of the record and the district court's opinion accepting the magistrate's recommendation discloses that an appeal from its order refusing habeas corpus relief pursuant to 28 U.S.C. Sec. 2254 would be without merit. Because the dispositive issues recently have been decided authoritatively, we deny a certificate of probable cause to appeal, dispense with oral argument, and dismiss the appeal on the reasoning of the district court. Berlin v. Murray, C/A No. 86-315-N (E.D.Va. April 6, 1987).

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DISMISSED.