Wynn v. Jenkins , 82 F. App'x 859 ( 2003 )


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  •                          UNPUBLISHED
    UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
    FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT
    OSBORNE WYNN, JR.,                    
    Petitioner-Appellant,
    v.
               No. 03-7177
    JAMES L. JENKINS, JR., Chairman,
    Virginia Parole Board,
    Respondent-Appellee.
    
    Appeal from the United States District Court
    for the Eastern District of Virginia, at Richmond.
    James R. Spencer, District Judge.
    (CA-01-552)
    Submitted: December 11, 2003
    Decided: December 23, 2003
    Before NIEMEYER and MOTZ, Circuit Judges, and
    HAMILTON, Senior Circuit Judge.
    Dismissed by unpublished per curiam opinion.
    COUNSEL
    Osborne Wynn, Jr., Appellant Pro Se. Richard Carson Vorhis,
    OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL OF VIRGINIA, Rich-
    mond, Virginia, for Appellee.
    2                          WYNN v. JENKINS
    Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit. See
    Local Rule 36(c).
    OPINION
    PER CURIAM:
    Osborne Wynn, Jr., seeks to appeal the district court’s order deny-
    ing his motion to vacate the district court’s judgment under Fed. R.
    Civ. P. 60(b). Wynn’s motion sought to reopen the judgment dismiss-
    ing his first 
    28 U.S.C. § 2254
     (2000) petition as untimely filed. As the
    district court correctly determined, Wynn’s self-styled Motion under
    Rule 60(b) is, in substance, a second habeas corpus petition attacking
    his conviction and sentence under 
    28 U.S.C. § 2254
     (2000). See
    United States v. Winestock, 
    340 F.3d 200
    , 206 (4th Cir. 2003). In the
    absence of pre-filing authorization, the district court was without
    jurisdiction to entertain the petition. Evans v. Smith, 
    220 F.3d 306
    ,
    325 (4th Cir. 2000). Accordingly, we deny a certificate of appeala-
    bility and dismiss the appeal of the district court’s order.
    In accordance with Winestock, we also treat Wynn’s notice of
    appeal and appellate brief as a request for authorization from this
    court to file a second habeas corpus petition. See id. at 208. This court
    may authorize a second or successive § 2254 petition only if the
    applicant can show that his claims are based on (1) a new rule of con-
    stitutional law, made retroactive to cases on collateral review by the
    Supreme Court, that was previously unavailable; or (2) newly discov-
    ered evidence that, if proven and viewed in light of the evidence as
    a whole, would be sufficient to establish by clear and convincing evi-
    dence that no reasonable fact finder would have found him guilty of
    the offense. See 
    28 U.S.C. §§ 2244
    (b)(2), 2255. The applicant bears
    the burden of making a prima facie showing of these requirements in
    his application. See In re Fowlkes, 
    326 F.3d 542
    , 543 (4th Cir. 2003).
    Wynn failed to make the requisite showing. Thus, we deny authoriza-
    tion under § 2244.
    We deny Wynn’s motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis.
    We dispense with oral argument because the facts and legal conten-
    WYNN v. JENKINS                         3
    tions are adequately presented in the materials before the court and
    argument would not aid the decisional process.
    DISMISSED
    

Document Info

Docket Number: 03-7177

Citation Numbers: 82 F. App'x 859

Judges: Niemeyer, Motz, Hamilton

Filed Date: 12/23/2003

Precedential Status: Non-Precedential

Modified Date: 11/6/2024