Richard Montgomery v. Joe Coakley, No. 17-6451 (4th Cir. 2017)

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UNPUBLISHED UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT No. 17-6451 RICHARD MONTGOMERY, Petitioner - Appellant, v. JOE COAKLEY, Respondent - Appellee. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Northern District of West Virginia, at Martinsburg. Gina M. Groh, Chief District Judge. (3:16-cv-00056-GMG-MJA) Submitted: August 9, 2017 Decided: August 24, 2017 Before TRAXLER and WYNN, Circuit Judges, and HAMILTON, Senior Circuit Judge. Affirmed by unpublished per curiam opinion. Richard Montgomery, Appellant Pro Se. Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit. PER CURIAM: Richard Montgomery, a federal prisoner, appeals the district court’s order accepting the recommendation of the magistrate judge and denying relief on his 28 U.S.C. § 2241 (2012) petition. We have reviewed the record and find no reversible error. Accordingly, although we grant Montgomery’s motion to amend his informal brief, we affirm for the reasons stated by the district court. Montgomery v. Coakley, No. 3:16-cv00056-GMG-MJA) (N.D. W. Va. Mar. 24, 2017). 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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