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    This document summarizes a court case from the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit. The court dismissed an appeal from Forrest S. Black, who sought relief under §2254 from the district court's denial of his habeas corpus petition. The appeals court reviewed the record and found no reversible error in the district court's acceptance of the magistrate's recommendation. Therefore, the appeals court denied a certificate of appealability and dismissed the appeal based on the reasoning of the district court.

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    This document summarizes a court case from the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit. The court dismissed an appeal from Forrest S. Black, who sought relief under §2254 from the district court's denial of his habeas corpus petition. The appeals court reviewed the record and found no reversible error in the district court's acceptance of the magistrate's recommendation. Therefore, the appeals court denied a certificate of appealability and dismissed the appeal based on the reasoning of the district court.

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    Black v. NC Attorney General, 4th Cir. (1996)

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    This document summarizes a court case from the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit. The court dismissed an appeal from Forrest S. Black, who sought relief under §2254 from the district court's denial of his habeas corpus petition. The appeals court reviewed the record and found no reversible error in the district court's acceptance of the magistrate's recommendation. Therefore, the appeals court denied a certificate of appealability and dismissed the appeal based on the reasoning of the district court.

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    UNPUBLISHED

    UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS


    FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT

    No. 96-6892

    FORREST STEPHEN BLACK,


    Petitioner - Appellant,
    versus
    NORTH CAROLINA ATTORNEY GENERAL,
    Respondent - Appellee.

    Appeal from the United States District Court for the Middle District of North Carolina, at Winston-Salem. N. Carlton Tilley, Jr.,
    District Judge. (CA-95-374)
    Submitted:

    September 24, 1996

    Decided:

    October 21, 1996

    Before WILKINS and LUTTIG, Circuit Judges, and PHILLIPS, Senior


    Circuit Judge.
    Dismissed by unpublished per curiam opinion.
    Forrest Stephen Black, Appellant Pro Se. Clarence Joe DelForge,
    III, OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL OF NORTH CAROLINA, Raleigh,
    North Carolina, for Appellee.
    Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit.
    See Local Rule 36(c).

    PER CURIAM:
    Forrest S. Black seeks to appeal the district court's order
    denying relief on his petition under 28 U.S.C. 2254 (1994),
    amended by Antiterrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act of 1996,
    Pub. L. No. 104-132, 110 Stat. 1214.

    We have reviewed the record

    and the district court's opinion accepting the recommendation of


    the magistrate judge and find no reversible error. Accordingly, we
    deny a certificate of appealability and dismiss the appeal on the
    reasoning of the district court. Black v. North Carolina Attorney
    General, No. CA-95-374 (M.D.N.C. Apr. 1, 1996). 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

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