Knight v. United States ( 2000 )

UNPUBLISHED
UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT
No. 00-6323
RAYFORD KNIGHT,
Plaintiff - Appellant,
versus
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,
Defendant - Appellee.
Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of
Maryland, at Baltimore. Benson E. Legg, District Judge. (CA-98-
2530-L)
Submitted: May 25, 2000 Decided: June 6, 2000
Before WILLIAMS, MICHAEL, and KING, Circuit Judges.
Dismissed by unpublished per curiam opinion.
Rayford Knight, Appellant Pro Se. John Francis Purcell, Jr., OFFICE
OF THE UNITED STATES ATTORNEY, Baltimore, Maryland, for Appellee.
Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit.
See Local Rule 36(c).
PER CURIAM:
Rayford Knight appeals the district court’s order denying
relief on his motion for return of property. We dismiss the appeal
for lack of jurisdiction. Knight did not sign his notice of
appeal. Instead, another inmate signed it. The notice of appeal
signed by someone other than Knight did not confer jurisdiction on
this court. See Covington v. Allsbrook, 636 F.2d 63 (4th Cir.
1980). Accordingly, we dismiss the appeal. 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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