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UNPUBLISHED UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT No. 00-6860 UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Plaintiff - Appellee, versus GARY SCOTT WARD, Defendant - Appellant. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Eastern Dis- trict of Virginia, at Alexandria. T.S. Ellis, III, District Judge. (CR-95-216, CA-98-776-AM) Submitted: August 24, 2000 Decided: August 31, 2000 Before MICHAEL and MOTZ, Circuit Judges, and HAMILTON, Senior Circuit Judge. Dismissed by unpublished per curiam opinion. Gary Scott Ward, Appellant Pro Se. Sean O’Neill, OFFICE OF THE UNITED STATES ATTORNEY, Alexandria, Virginia, for Appellee. Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit. See Local Rule 36(c). PER CURIAM: Gary Scott Ward seeks to appeal the district court’s order de- nying his motion filed under
28 U.S.C.A. § 2255(West Supp. 2000). 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. See United States v. Ward, Nos. CR-95-216; CA-98- 776-AM (E.D. Va. June 14, 2000).* 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 * Although the district court’s order is marked as “filed” on June 13, 2000, the district court’s records show that it was entered on the docket sheet on June 14, 2000. Pursuant to Rules 58 and 79(a) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, it is the date that the order was entered on the docket sheet that we take as the effective date of the district court’s decision. See Wilson v. Murray,
806 F.2d 1232, 1234-35 (4th Cir. 1986). 2
Document Info
Docket Number: 00-6860
Filed Date: 8/31/2000
Precedential Status: Non-Precedential
Modified Date: 4/18/2021