US v. Greg Riddle
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UNPUBLISHED PER CURIAM OPINION filed. Motion disposition in opinion--denying Motion to proceed in forma pauperis (FRAP 24) [998827845-2], denying certificate of appealability. Originating case number: 3:05-cr-00252-RJC-6, 3:09-cv-00533-RJC Copies to all parties and the district court. [998864741]. Mailed to: Greg Riddle. [12-6394]
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UNPUBLISHED
UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT
No. 12-6394
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,
Plaintiff - Appellee,
v.
GREG KIRK RIDDLE,
Defendant - Appellant.
Appeal from the United States District Court for the Western
District of North Carolina, at Charlotte.
Robert J. Conrad,
Jr., Chief District Judge. (3:05-cr-00252-RJC-6; 3:09-cv-00533RJC)
Submitted:
May 24, 2012
Before MOTZ and
Circuit Judge.
DAVIS,
Decided:
Circuit
Judges,
and
May 31, 2012
HAMILTON,
Senior
Dismissed by unpublished per curiam opinion.
Greg Kirk Riddle, Appellant Pro Se. Keith Michael Cave, OFFICE
OF THE UNITED STATES ATTORNEY, Charlotte, North Carolina, for
Appellee.
Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit.
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PER CURIAM:
Greg Kirk Riddle seeks to appeal the district court’s
order dismissing as untimely his 28 U.S.C.A. § 2255 (West Supp.
2011) motion.
justice
or
The order is not appealable unless a circuit
judge
issues
a
certificate
U.S.C. § 2253(c)(1)(B) (2006).
of
appealability.
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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) (2006).
When the
district court denies relief on the merits, a prisoner satisfies
this
standard
by
demonstrating
that
reasonable
jurists
would
find that the district court’s assessment of the constitutional
claims is debatable or wrong.
Slack v. McDaniel, 529 U.S. 473,
484
Cockrell,
(2000);
(2003).
see
Miller-El
v.
537
U.S.
322,
336-38
When the district court denies relief on procedural
grounds, the prisoner must demonstrate both that the dispositive
procedural ruling is debatable, and that the motion states a
debatable claim of the denial of a constitutional right.
Slack,
529 U.S. at 484-85.
We have independently reviewed the record and conclude
that Riddle has not made the requisite showing.
Accordingly, we
deny a certificate of appealability, deny leave to proceed in
forma pauperis, and dismiss the appeal.
We dispense with oral
argument because the facts and legal contentions are adequately
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presented in the materials before the court and argument would
not aid the decisional process.
DISMISSED
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