Jerry Smith v. H.L. Ray

USCA4 Appeal: 24-7006 Doc: 18 Filed: 12/01/2025 Pg: 1 of 2 UNPUBLISHED UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT No. 24-7006 JERRY CHARLES SMITH, Petitioner - Appellant, v. H.L. RAY, Respondent - Appellee. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Northern District of West Virginia, at Wheeling. John Preston Bailey, District Judge. (5:24-cv-00131-JPB) Submitted: November 25, 2025 Decided: December 1, 2025 Before WYNN and RICHARDSON, Circuit Judges, and KEENAN, Senior Circuit Judge. Affirmed by unpublished per curiam opinion. Jerry Charles Smith, Appellant Pro Se. Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit. USCA4 Appeal: 24-7006 Doc: 18 Filed: 12/01/2025 Pg: 2 of 2 PER CURIAM: Jerry Charles Smith, a federal prisoner, appeals the district court’s order accepting the recommendation of the magistrate judge and denying relief on Smith’s 28 U.S.C. § 2241 petition. We have reviewed the record and find no reversible error. Accordingly, we affirm the district court’s order. Smith v. Ray, No. 5:24-cv-00131-JPB (N.D. W. Va. Sept. 26, 2024). 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