Reynolds F. Brooks, Petitioner Appellant, v. Dan T. Mahon, Respondent Appellee, 33 F.3d 51 (4th Cir. 1994)
Annotate this CaseAppeal from the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia, at Alexandria. Claude M. Hilton, District Judge. (CA-93-1473-A)
Reynolds F. Brooks, appellant Pro Se.
Thomas Drummond Bagwell, Asst. Atty. Gen., Richmond, VA, for appellee.
E.D. Va.
DISMISSED.
Before HALL, LUTTIG and WILLIAMS, Circuit Judges.
PER CURIAM
Appellant seeks to appeal the district court's order denying relief on his 28 U.S.C. § 2254 (1988) petition. Our review of the record and the district court's opinion discloses that this appeal is without merit. Accordingly, we deny a certificate of probable cause to appeal and dismiss the appeal on the reasoning of the district court.* Brooks v. Mahon, No. CA-93-1473-A (E.D. Va. Feb. 18, 1994). 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
The district court considered materials outside the pleadings. Thus, its disposition was one of summary judgment. Although the district court erred in not giving notice pursuant to Roseboro v. Garrison, 524 F.2d 309 (4th Cir. 1975), the error was harmless because Appellant actually responded
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