Rhew v. Beck , 158 F. App'x 410 ( 2005 )


Menu:
  •                               UNPUBLISHED
    UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
    FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT
    No. 05-6107
    DON RHEW,
    Petitioner - Appellant,
    versus
    THEODIS   BECK,  Secretary,       North   Carolina
    Department of Corrections,
    Respondent - Appellee.
    No. 05-6189
    DON RHEW,
    Petitioner - Appellant,
    versus
    THEODIS BECK,    Secretary,       North   Carolina
    Department of Corrections,
    Respondent - Appellee.
    Appeals from the United States District Court for the Middle
    District of North Carolina, at Durham. William L. Osteen, District
    Judge. (CA-04-340-1)
    Submitted:    November 23, 2005            Decided:   December 13, 2005
    Before WILKINSON, SHEDD, and DUNCAN, Circuit Judges.
    Dismissed by unpublished per curiam opinion.
    Don Rhew, 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    Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit.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).
    - 2 -
    PER CURIAM:
    Don Rhew seeks to appeal the district court’s order
    denying as untimely his petition filed under 
    28 U.S.C. § 2254
    (2000).    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).           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 Rhew has not made the requisite showing.
    Accordingly, we deny a certificate of appealability and dismiss the
    appeals.    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
    - 3 -
    

Document Info

Docket Number: 05-6107, 05-6189

Citation Numbers: 158 F. App'x 410

Judges: Wilkinson, Shedd, Duncan

Filed Date: 12/13/2005

Precedential Status: Non-Precedential

Modified Date: 11/5/2024