
    Julius TANKARD, Petitioner—Appellant, v. K.J. BASSETT, Warden, Keen Mountain Correctional Center, Respondent—Appellee.
    No. 04-7833.
    United States Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit.
    Submitted: Feb. 24, 2005.
    Decided: March 8, 2005.
    Julius Tankard, Appellant pro se.
    Stephen R. McCullough, Assistant Attorney General, Richmond, Virginia, for Appellee.
    Before NIEMEYER, WILLIAMS, and KING, Circuit Judges.
    Dismissed by unpublished per curiam opinion.
    Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit. See Local Rule 36(c).
   PER CURIAM:

Julius Tankard seeks to appeal the district court’s order denying relief on his petition filed under 28 U.S.C. § 2254 (2000). We have reviewed the record and conclude on the reasoning of the district court that Tankard has not made a substantial showing of the denial of a constitutional right. See Tankard v. Bassett, No. CA-04-641-1 (E.D.Va. Oct. 26, 2004). Accordingly, we deny a certificate of appealability 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  