United States v. Barnes , 258 F. App'x 612 ( 2007 )


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  •                             UNPUBLISHED
    UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
    FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT
    No. 07-7078
    UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,
    Plaintiff - Appellee,
    versus
    ROBERT DEMETRIUS BARNES,
    Defendant - Appellant.
    Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of
    Maryland, at Baltimore.   William M. Nickerson, Senior District
    Judge. (1:02-cr-00105-WMN; 1:07-cv-00960-WMN)
    Submitted:   December 13, 2007         Decided:     December 19, 2007
    Before NIEMEYER, MOTZ, and SHEDD, Circuit Judges.
    Dismissed by unpublished per curiam opinion.
    Robert Demetrius Barnes, Appellant Pro Se.
    Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit.
    PER CURIAM:
    Robert Demetrius Barnes seeks to appeal the district
    court’s order dismissing his 28 U.S.C. § 2255 (2000) motion as
    untimely and denying his subsequent Fed. R. Civ. P. 60(b) motion.
    The order is not appealable 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   any
    assessment of the constitutional claims by the district court is
    debatable or wrong and that any dispositive procedural ruling by
    the district court is likewise debatable.     Miller-El v. Cockrell,
    
    537 U.S. 322
    , 336-38 (2003); Slack v. McDaniel, 
    529 U.S. 473
    , 484
    (2000); Rose v. Lee, 
    252 F.3d 676
    , 683-84 (4th Cir. 2001).     We have
    independently reviewed the record and conclude that Barnes 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: 07-7078

Citation Numbers: 258 F. App'x 612

Judges: Niemeyer, Motz, Shedd

Filed Date: 12/19/2007

Precedential Status: Non-Precedential

Modified Date: 11/5/2024