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UNPUBLISHED UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT No. 02-6962 CLIFTON BARNES, Petitioner - Appellant, versus RONALD ANGELONE, Virginia Department of Corrections, Respondent - Appellee. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia, at Alexandria. James C. Cacheris, Senior District Judge. (CA-02-391-AM) Submitted: December 19, 2002 Decided: December 31, 2002 Before WILKINS and KING, Circuit Judges, and HAMILTON, Senior Circuit Judge. Dismissed by unpublished per curiam opinion. Clifton Barnes, Appellant Pro Se. Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit. See Local Rule 36(c). PER CURIAM: Clifton Barnes appeals a district court’s order accepting a magistrate judge’s recommendation to dismiss his
28 U.S.C. § 2254(2000) petition as untimely. An appeal may not be taken from the final order in a habeas corpus proceeding unless a circuit justice or judge issues a certificate of appealability.
28 U.S.C. § 2253(c)(1) (2000). When, as here, a district court dismisses a § 2254 petition solely on procedural grounds, a certificate of appealability will not issue unless the petitioner can demonstrate both “(1)‘that jurists of reason would find it debatable whether the petition states a valid claim of the denial of a constitutional right,’ and (2) ‘that jurists of reason would find it debatable whether the district court was correct in its procedural ruling.’” Rose v. Lee,
252 F.3d 676, 684 (4th Cir.) (quoting Slack v McDaniel,
529 U.S. 473, 484 (2000)), cert. denied
122 S. Ct. 318(2001). We have reviewed the record and conclude for the reasons stated by the district court that Barnes has not made the requisite showing. See Barnes v. Angelone, No. CA-02-391-AM (E.D. Va. filed May 29, 2002 & entered May 30, 2002). Accordingly, we deny a certificate of appealability and dismiss the appeal. See
28 U.S.C. § 2253(c) (2000). We deny Barnes’ motions for preparation of transcripts at government expense, oral argument, and appointment of counsel. We dispense with oral argument because the facts and 2 legal contentions are adequately presented in the materials before the court and argument would not aid the decisional process. DISMISSED 3
Document Info
Docket Number: 02-6962
Citation Numbers: 54 F. App'x 144
Judges: Wilkins, King, Hamilton
Filed Date: 12/31/2002
Precedential Status: Non-Precedential
Modified Date: 11/6/2024