Sings v. Weisner , 161 F. App'x 237 ( 2005 )


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  •                             UNPUBLISHED
    UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
    FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT
    No. 05-7491
    STEPHEN SINGS,
    Petitioner - Appellant,
    versus
    REGGIE WEISNER,
    Respondent - Appellee.
    Appeal from the United States District Court for the Western of
    North Carolina, at Charlotte. Graham C. Mullen, Chief District
    Judge. (CA-05-110-3)
    Submitted: December 15, 2005              Decided:   December 22, 2005
    Before MICHAEL and DUNCAN, Circuit Judges, and HAMILTON, Senior
    Circuit Judge.
    Dismissed by unpublished per curiam opinion.
    Stephen Sings, Appellant Pro Se.
    Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit.
    See Local Rule 36(c).
    PER CURIAM:
    Stephen Sings, a North Carolina prisoner, seeks to appeal
    the district court’s order dismissing his petition filed under 
    28 U.S.C. § 2254
     (2000) as untimely under the Antiterrorism and
    Effective Death Penalty Act of 1996.            An appeal may not be taken
    from the final order in a § 2254 proceeding unless a circuit
    justice or judge issues a certificate of appealability.                
    28 U.S.C. § 2253
    (c)(1) (2000). A certificate of appealability will not issue
    for claims addressed by a district court absent “a substantial
    showing of the denial of a constitutional right.”                     
    28 U.S.C. § 2253
    (c)(2)   (2000).      A   prisoner    satisfies     this   standard    by
    demonstrating    that   the       district    court’s     assessment    of    his
    constitutional    claims   is      debatable     or     wrong   and    that   any
    dispositive procedural rulings by the district court are also
    debatable or wrong.     See Miller-El v. Cockrell, 
    537 U.S. 322
    , 336
    (2003); Slack v. McDaniel, 
    529 U.S. 473
    , 484 (2000); Rose v. Lee,
    
    252 F.3d 676
    , 683 (4th Cir. 2001).           We have independently reviewed
    the record and conclude that Sings has not made the requisite
    showing.   Accordingly, we deny his motion for a certificate of
    appealability and dismiss the appeal.                 We dispense with oral
    argument because the facts and legal contentions are adequately
    - 2 -
    presented in the materials before the court and argument would not
    aid the decisional process.
    DISMISSED
    - 3 -
    

Document Info

Docket Number: 05-7491

Citation Numbers: 161 F. App'x 237

Judges: Michael, Duncan, Hamilton

Filed Date: 12/22/2005

Precedential Status: Non-Precedential

Modified Date: 11/5/2024