UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS

TENTH CIRCUIT

COREY ANTHONY JACK,

Petitioner - Appellant,

No. 98-6102
v.	(W.D. Oklahoma)
STATE OF OKLAHOMA,

Respondent - Appellee.	(D.C. No. CIV-97-1715-R)

ORDER AND JUDGMENT*

Before ANDERSON, MCKAY, and LUCERO, Circuit Judges.

After examining the briefs and appellate record, this panel has determined unanimously that oral argument would not materially assist the determination of this appeal. See Fed. R. App. P. 34(a); 10th Cir. R. 34.1.9. The case is therefore ordered submitted without oral argument.

Corey Anthony Jack seeks a certificate of appealability under 28 U.S.C. § 2253, as well as leave to appeal in forma pauperis, in order to challenge the district court's dismissal of his habeas petition filed pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254.

We have reviewed Mr. Jack's brief and other pleadings, the district court's order, and the entire record on appeal. For substantially the same reasons set forth by the district court in its orders dated February 17, 1998, and June 17, 1998, we conclude that Mr. Jack has not made a substantial showing of the denial of a constitutional right as required by 28 U.S.C. § 2253(c)(2). Accordingly, we GRANT the motion to proceed without prepayment of costs, DENY Mr. Jack's request for a certificate of appealability, and DISMISS the appeal.

ENTERED FOR THE COURT

Stephen H. Anderson

Circuit Judge