Michael Thompson v. Joel Ziegler, No. 15-6603 (4th Cir. 2015)

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UNPUBLISHED UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT No. 15-6603 MICHAEL M. THOMPSON, Petitioner - Appellant, v. JOEL ZIEGLER, Warden, Respondent - Appellee.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 Affirmed by unpublished per curiam opinion.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 Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit.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, a federal prisoner, appeals the district court’s 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 2

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