Carlos Silva v. Frank Perry
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UNPUBLISHED PER CURIAM OPINION filed. Motion disposition in opinion--denying Motion to proceed in forma pauperis (FRAP 24) [999618705-2]; denying Motion for a certificate of appealability (Local Rule 22(a)) [999587721-2]. Originating case number: 1:15-cv-00167-CCE-JLW. Copies to all parties and the district court. [999696253]. Mailed to: Carlos Silva. [15-6775]
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UNPUBLISHED
UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT
No. 15-6775
CARLOS ALENJANDRO SILVA,
Petitioner – Appellant,
v.
FRANK L. PERRY,
Respondent - Appellee.
Appeal from the United States District Court for the Middle
District of North Carolina, at Greensboro. Catherine C. Eagles,
District Judge. (1:15-cv-00167-CCE-JLW)
Submitted:
October 14, 2015
Decided:
November 10, 2015
Before GREGORY and FLOYD, Circuit Judges, and HAMILTON, Senior
Circuit Judge.
Dismissed by unpublished per curiam opinion.
Carlos Alenjandro Silva, 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Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit.
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PER CURIAM:
Carlos
court’s
Alenjandro
order
Silva
accepting
the
seeks
to
appeal
recommendation
of
the
the
district
magistrate
judge and dismissing as untimely his 28 U.S.C. § 2254 (2012)
petition. The order is not appealable unless a circuit justice
or
judge
issues
a
certificate
§ 2253(c)(1)(A) (2012).
issue
absent
“a
appealability.
28
U.S.C.
A certificate of appealability will not
substantial
constitutional right.”
of
showing
of
the
denial
28 U.S.C. § 2253(c)(2) (2012).
of
a
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 petition 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
Silva has not made the requisite showing.
Accordingly, we deny
Silva’s motion for 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
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presented
in
the
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materials
before
this
court
and
argument would not aid the decisional process.
DISMISSED
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