
    Terrick Terrell NOONER, Appellant, v. Larry NORRIS, Director, Arkansas Department of Correction, Appellee.
    No. 03-1796.
    United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.
    Submitted Aug. 7, 2003.
    Decided Aug. 12, 2003.
    Before WOLLMAN, FAGG, and MORRIS SHEPPARD ARNOLD, Circuit Judges.
   PER CURIAM.

Arkansas inmate Terrick Terrell Nooner appeals the district court’s order summarily dismissing his petition for a writ of habeas corpus. Upon careful review of the record, we affirm.

Although Mr. Nooner labeled his petition as one brought under 28 U.S.C. § 2241, we view it as a 28 U.S.C. § 2254 petition, because he is a state prisoner. See Crouch v. Norris, 251 F.3d 720, 723 (8th Cir.2001). Thus, to proceed with this appeal, Mr. Nooner requires a certificate of appealability, which we grant. See 28 U.S.C. § 2253. As to the merits, we conclude that dismissal was proper for the reasons explained by the district court.

Accordingly, we affirm. We also deny all pending motions. 
      
      . The Honorable George Howard, Jr., United States District Judge for the Eastern District of Arkansas, adopting the report and recommendations of the Honorable J. Thomas Ray, United States Magistrate Judge for the Eastern District of Arkansas.
     