
    Habakkuk E. Ben YOWEL, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. G.K. WASHINGTON, Warden, Buckingham Correctional Center; Virginia Department of Corrections, Respondents-Appellee.
    No. 03-6323.
    United States Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit.
    Submitted April 17, 2003.
    Decided April 24, 2003.
    Habakkuk E. Ben Yowel, Appellant Pro Se.
    Before WIDENER, WILLIAMS, and MOTZ, Circuit Judges.
    Dismissed by unpublished PER CURIAM opinion.
   PER CURIAM.

Habakkuk E. Ben Yowel seeks to appeal the district court’s order denying relief on his petition filed under 28 U.S.C. § 2254 (2000). We have independently reviewed the record and conclude that Yowel has not made a substantial showing of the denial of a constitutional right. See Miller-El v. Cockrell, 537 U.S. 322, 123 S.Ct. 1029, 154 L.Ed.2d 931 (2003). Accordingly, we deny a certificate of appealability, as well as Yowel’s motion for appointment of counsel, and dismiss the appeal. See 28 U.S.C. § 2253(c) (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.  