102 F. App'x 828
4th Cir.
2004

Michael A. CHURCH, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. COMMISSIONER OF SOCIAL SECURITY, Defendant-Appellee.

No. 03-2451.

United States Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit.

Decided July 26, 2004.

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Submitted June 28, 2004.

Joseph E. Wolfe, Wolfe, Williams & Rutherford, Norton, Virginia, for Appellant. Patricia M. Smith, Acting Regional Chief Counsel, Region III, Dina White Griffin, Assistant Regional Counsel, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, John L. Brownlee, United States Attorney, Julie C. Dudley, Assistant United States Attorney, Roanoke, Virginia, for Appellee.

Before WILKINSON, TRAXLER, and SHEDD, Circuit Judges.

Affirmed by unpublished PER CURIAM opinion.

Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit. See Local Rule 36(c).

PER CURIAM:

Michael A. Church appeals the district court‘s order affirming the Commissioner‘s denial of disability insurance benefits and supplemental security income. We must uphold the decision to deny benefits if the decision is supported by substantial evidence and the correct law was applied. See 42 U.S.C. § 405(g) (2000); Craig v. Chater, 76 F.3d 585, 589 (4th Cir.1996). We have thoroughly reviewed the record and the briefs and find no reversible error. Accordingly, we affirm for the reasons stated by the district court. Church v. Comm‘r of Soc. Sec., No. CA-02-98-2 (W.D.Va. Oct. 30, 2003). We dispense with oral argument because the facts and legal contentions are adequately presented in the materials before the court and argument would not aid the decisional process.

AFFIRMED

Mario L. BALLARD, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION, CHIEF; Virginia State Police, Chief, Defendants-Appellees.

Nos. 03-7589, 04-6630.

United States Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit.

Decided July 27, 2004.

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Submitted: June 10, 2004.

Mario L. Ballard, Appellant pro se.

Before MICHAEL and TRAXLER, Circuit Judges, and HAMILTON, Senior Circuit Judge.

Affirmed by unpublished per curiam opinion.

Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit. See Local Rule 36(c).

PER CURIAM:

Mario L. Ballard appeals the district court‘s orders denying relief without prejudice on his complaint challenging the constitutionality of Virginia‘s Sex Offender and Crimes Against Minors Registry Act, Va.Code Ann. §§ 9.1-900 to 920 (Michie Supp.2003), and denying his motion to alter or amend the judgment. We agree with the district court that the Virginia statute does not violate the Ex Post Facto Clause. See Smith v. Doe, 538 U.S. 84, 105-06, 123 S.Ct. 1140, 155 L.Ed.2d 164 (2003) (addressing Alaska‘s sex offender statute); Kitze v. Commonwealth, 23 Va. App. 213, 475 S.E.2d 830, 832-34 (1996) (addressing precursor to current version of Virginia sex offender statute). Similarly, we find the remainder of Ballard‘s claims to be without merit. Accordingly, we affirm for the reasons stated by the district court. See Ballard v. FBI, 2004 WL 190425No. CA-03-354-7 (W.D.Va. Sept. 15, 2003; filed Jan. 20, 2004 & entered Jan. 21, 2004; filed Apr. 5, 2004 & entered Apr. 6, 2004). We dispense with oral argument because the facts and legal contentions are adequately presented in the materials before the court and argument would not aid the decisional process.

AFFIRMED

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Steve Allen STEELMAN, Defendant-Appellant.

No. 03-7180.

United States Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit.

Decided July 27, 2004.

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Submitted: Feb. 2, 2004.

Steve Allen Steelman, Appellant pro se. Jennifer Marie Hoefling, Assistant United States Attorney, Charlotte, North Carolina, for Appellee.

Before WIDENER, MOTZ, and KING, Circuit Judges.

Dismissed by unpublished per curiam opinion.

Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit. See Local Rule 36(c).

PER CURIAM:

Steve Allen Steelman seeks to appeal an amended criminal judgment. In a criminal case, the defendant must file his notice of appeal within ten days of the entry of judgment. Fed. R.App.P. 4(b)(1)(A). With or without a motion, the district court may