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    Samuel Wright, a federal prisoner, filed a petition under 28 U.S.C. 2241 challenging the legality of his conviction and sentence. The district court dismissed the petition for lack of jurisdiction. Wright appealed. The appeals court reviewed the record and found no reversible error in the district court's reasoning for dismissing the petition. Therefore, the appeals court denied Wright's request to proceed in forma pauperis and dismissed the appeal.

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    Filed: 2004-02-20 Precedential Status: Non-Precedential Docket: 03-7569

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    Samuel Wright, a federal prisoner, filed a petition under 28 U.S.C. 2241 challenging the legality of his conviction and sentence. The district court dismissed the petition for lack of jurisdiction. Wright appealed. The appeals court reviewed the record and found no reversible error in the district court's reasoning for dismissing the petition. Therefore, the appeals court denied Wright's request to proceed in forma pauperis and dismissed the appeal.

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    Samuel Wright, a federal prisoner, filed a petition under 28 U.S.C. 2241 challenging the legality of his conviction and sentence. The district court dismissed the petition for lack of jurisdiction. Wright appealed. The appeals court reviewed the record and found no reversible error in the district court's reasoning for dismissing the petition. Therefore, the appeals court denied Wright's request to proceed in forma pauperis and dismissed the appeal.

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    UNPUBLISHED

    UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS


    FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT

    No. 03-7569

    SAMUEL WRIGHT,
    Petitioner - Appellant,
    versus
    TROY WILLIAMSON, Warden,
    Respondent - Appellee.

    Appeal from the United States District Court for the Southern
    District of West Virginia, at Beckley.
    David A. Faber, Chief
    District Judge. (CA-02-1401-5)

    Submitted: February 12, 2004

    Decided:

    February 20, 2004

    Before LUTTIG, WILLIAMS, and MOTZ, Circuit Judges.

    Dismissed by unpublished per curiam opinion.

    Samuel Wright, Appellant Pro Se.

    Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit.


    See Local Rule 36(c).

    PER CURIAM:
    Samuel Wright, a federal prisoner, appeals the district
    courts order accepting the recommendation of the magistrate judge
    and dismissing for lack of jurisdiction his 28 U.S.C. 2241 (2000)
    petition challenging the legality of his conviction and sentence.
    We

    have

    reviewed

    the

    record

    and

    find

    no

    reversible

    error.

    Accordingly, we deny leave to proceed in forma pauperis and dismiss


    on the reasoning of the district court.

    See Wright v. Williamson,

    No. CA-02-1401-5 (S.D.W. Va. Sept. 25, 2003).

    We dispense with

    oral

    contentions

    argument

    because

    the

    facts

    and

    legal

    are

    adequately presented in the materials before the court and argument


    would not aid the decisional process.

    DISMISSED

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