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    Michael Thompson, a federal prisoner, appealed the district court's denial of his 28 U.S.C. § 2241 petition. The Fourth Circuit granted Thompson in forma pauperis status but affirmed the district court's ruling for the reasons stated in its opinion. The unpublished, non-binding opinion dispensed with oral argument because the relevant facts and legal issues were adequately presented in the case materials.

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    Michael Thompson, a federal prisoner, appealed the district court's denial of his 28 U.S.C. § 2241 petition. The Fourth Circuit granted Thompson in forma pauperis status but affirmed the district court's ruling for the reasons stated in its opinion. The unpublished, non-binding opinion dispensed with oral argument because the relevant facts and legal issues were adequately presented in the case materials.

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    Michael Thompson, a federal prisoner, appealed the district court's denial of his 28 U.S.C. § 2241 petition. The Fourth Circuit granted Thompson in forma pauperis status but affirmed the district court's ruling for the reasons stated in its opinion. The unpublished, non-binding opinion dispensed with oral argument because the relevant facts and legal issues were adequately presented in the case materials.

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    UNPUBLISHED

    UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS


    FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT

    No. 15-6603

    MICHAEL M. THOMPSON,
    Petitioner - Appellant,
    v.
    JOEL ZIEGLER, Warden,
    Respondent - Appellee.

    Appeal from the United States District Court for the Southern
    District of West Virginia, at Beckley.
    Irene C. Berger,
    District Judge. (5:13-cv-15862)

    Submitted:

    October 20, 2015

    Decided:

    October 22, 2015

    Before MOTZ, KEENAN, and THACKER, Circuit Judges.

    Affirmed by unpublished per curiam opinion.

    Michael M. Thompson, Appellant Pro Se.


    John Fulton Gianola,
    Assistant United States Attorney, Charleston, West Virginia, for
    Appellee.

    Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit.

    PER CURIAM:
    Michael

    M.

    Thompson,

    federal

    prisoner,

    appeals

    the

    district courts order denying relief on his 28 U.S.C. 2241


    (2012)

    petition.

    reversible

    We

    error.

    have

    reviewed

    Accordingly,

    the

    although

    record
    we

    and

    grant

    find

    no

    leave

    to

    proceed in forma pauperis, we affirm for the reasons stated by


    the

    district

    court.

    Thompson

    (S.D.W. Va. Apr. 14, 2015).

    v.

    Ziegler,

    No.

    5:13-cv-15862

    We dispense with oral argument

    because the facts and legal contentions are adequately presented


    in the materials before this court and argument would not aid
    the decisional process.

    AFFIRMED

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