Ortega v. McCabe , 115 F. App'x 144 ( 2004 )


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  •                             UNPUBLISHED
    UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
    FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT
    No. 04-7294
    ROBERTO ORTEGA,
    Petitioner - Appellant,
    versus
    SHERWOOD R. MCCABE,
    Respondent - Appellee.
    Appeal from the United States District Court for the Middle
    District of North Carolina, at Durham. William L. Osteen, District
    Judge. (CA-03-975)
    Submitted:   December 9, 2004          Decided:     December 15, 2004
    Before NIEMEYER, WILLIAMS, and TRAXLER, Circuit Judges.
    Dismissed by unpublished per curiam opinion.
    Roberto Ortega, Appellant Pro Se.     Clarence Joe DelForge, III,
    NORTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE, Raleigh, North Carolina, for
    Appellee.
    Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit.
    See Local Rule 36(c).
    PER CURIAM:
    Roberto Ortega, a state prisoner, seeks to appeal the
    district court’s order accepting the report and recommendation of
    a magistrate judge and denying relief on his 
    28 U.S.C. § 2254
    (2000) petition.    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 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   reasonable     jurists     would     find    that    his
    constitutional    claims   are   debatable   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 Ortega has not made the requisite showing.
    Accordingly, we deny a certificate of appealability and dismiss the
    appeal. 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.
    DISMISSED
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Document Info

Docket Number: 04-7294

Citation Numbers: 115 F. App'x 144

Judges: Niemeyer, Williams, Traxler

Filed Date: 12/15/2004

Precedential Status: Non-Precedential

Modified Date: 11/5/2024