Opinion
No. 18-6985
01-22-2019
ROBERT E. TIPPENS, JR., Petitioner - Appellant, v. HAROLD W. CLARKE, Director of VA D.O.C., Respondent - Appellee.
Robert Earl Tippens, Jr., Appellant Pro Se.
UNPUBLISHED
Appeal from the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia, at Richmond. Henry E. Hudson, Senior District Judge. (3:17-cv-00784-HEH-RCY) Before WILKINSON and DUNCAN, Circuit Judges, and HAMILTON, Senior Circuit Judge. Dismissed by unpublished per curiam opinion. Robert Earl Tippens, Jr., Appellant Pro Se. Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit. PER CURIAM:
Robert Earl Tippens, Jr., appeals from the district court's order denying his motion for release pending his appeal from the district court's dismissal of his 28 U.S.C. § 2254 (2012) petition. Because we recently affirmed the dismissal of Tippens' § 2254 petition, we deny leave to proceed in forma pauperis and dismiss the appeal as moot. We dispense with oral argument because the facts and contentions are adequately presented in the materials before this court and argument would not aid the decisional process.
DISMISSED