DocketNumber： 05-7239
Citation Numbers： 164 F. App'x 414
Filed Date： 2/1/2006
Status： Non-Precedential
Modified Date： 4/18/2021
UNPUBLISHED UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT No. 05-7239 UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Plaintiff - Appellee, versus DARRYL MORGAN, Defendant - Appellant. Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of Maryland, at Greenbelt. Peter J. Messitte, District Judge. (CR- 02-541; CA-04-2762-8) Submitted: January 26, 2006 Decided: February 1, 2006 Before LUTTIG, WILLIAMS, and GREGORY, Circuit Judges. Dismissed by unpublished per curiam opinion. Darryl Morgan, Appellant Pro Se. Michael R. Pauze, OFFICE OF THE UNITED STATES ATTORNEY, Greenbelt, Maryland, for Appellee. Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit. See Local Rule 36(c). PER CURIAM: Darryl Morgan seeks to appeal the district court’s order denying relief on his28 U.S.C. § 2255
(2000) motion. This 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 his constitutional claims by the district court is debatable or wrong and that any dispositive procedural ruling by the district court is likewise debatable. See 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 (4th Cir. 2001). We have independently reviewed the record and conclude that Morgan 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 - 2 -