United States v. Ward ( 2000 )


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  •                                UNPUBLISHED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    Dismissed by unpublished per curiam opinion.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    Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit.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Precedential Status: Non-Precedential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