Goodman v. Garraghty ( 2000 )


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  •                               UNPUBLISHED
    UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
    FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT
    No. 99-6549
    GREGORY DONNELL GOODMAN,
    Petitioner - Appellant,
    versus
    DAVID A. GARRAGHTY, Warden,
    Respondent - Appellee.
    Appeal from the United States District Court for the Eastern Dis-
    trict of Virginia, at Alexandria. Gerald Bruce Lee, District Judge.
    (CA-99-299-AM)
    Submitted:   January 13, 2000               Decided:   January 19, 2000
    Before WIDENER, WILKINS, and LUTTIG, Circuit Judges.
    Dismissed by unpublished per curiam opinion.
    Gregory Donnell Goodman, Appellant Pro Se.
    Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit.
    See Local Rule 36(c).
    PER CURIAM:
    Gregory Donnell Goodman seeks to appeal the district court’s
    order denying relief on his petition filed under 
    28 U.S.C.A. § 2254
    (West 1994 & Supp. 1999).     We have reviewed the record and the
    district court’s opinion and find no reversible error.   According-
    ly, we deny a certificate of appealability and dismiss the appeal
    on the reasoning of the district court.   See Goodman v. Garraghty,
    No. CA-99-299-AM (E.D. Va. Apr. 7, 1999).*   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
    April 2, 1999, the district court’s records show that it was
    entered on the docket sheet on April 7, 1999. Pursuant to Rules 58
    and 79(a) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, it is the date
    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: 99-6549

Filed Date: 1/19/2000

Precedential Status: Non-Precedential

Modified Date: 10/30/2014