Lionell Ephraim v. Karen Hogsten, No. 14-7028 (4th Cir. 2014)

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UNPUBLISHED UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT No. 14-7028 LIONELL E. EPHRAIM, a/k/a Lionel E. Williams, Petitioner - Appellant, v. KAREN F. HOGSTEN, Warden, Respondent - Appellee. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Southern District of West Virginia, at Bluefield. David A. Faber, Senior District Judge. (1:12-cv-02339) Submitted: September 23, 2014 Before NIEMEYER and Senior Circuit Judge. GREGORY, Decided: Circuit September 26, 2014 Judges, and HAMILTON, Affirmed by unpublished per curiam opinion. Lionell Elijah Ephraim, Appellant Pro Se. Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit. PER CURIAM: Lionell orders Elijah adopting the Ephraim appeals magistrate the district judge s court s report and recommendation, denying his 28 U.S.C. ยง 2241 (2012) petition and denying his Procedure. error. Rule 59 motion of the Federal Rules of Civil We have reviewed the record and find no reversible Accordingly, while we grant Ephraim leave to proceed in forma pauperis, we affirm for the reasons stated by the district court. Ephraim v. Hogsten, No. 1:12-cv-02339 (S.D.W. Va. Apr. 4, 2014; June 27, 2014). 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 2

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