Jeffrey Whitlow v. Brick Tripp
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UNPUBLISHED PER CURIAM OPINION filed. Motion disposition in opinion--denying Motion to proceed in forma pauperis (FRAP 24) [999619417-2] Originating case number: 5:13-hc-02251-BO Copies to all parties and the district court/agency. [999687617]. Mailed to: Jeffrey Whitlow. [15-6924]
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UNPUBLISHED
UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT
No. 15-6924
JEFFREY WHITLOW,
Petitioner - Appellant,
v.
BRICK TRIPP; UNITED STATES OF AMERICA; ERIC H. HOLDER, JR.,
United States Attorney General; UNITED STATES CONGRESS;
EASTERN DISTRICT OF NORTH CAROLINA, Western Division;
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA; RONALD C. MACHEN, United States
Attorney,
Respondents - Appellees.
Appeal from the United States District Court for the Eastern
District of North Carolina, at Raleigh.
Terrence W. Boyle,
District Judge. (5:13-hc-02251-BO)
Submitted:
October 20, 2015
Decided:
October 28, 2015
Before KING, KEENAN, and THACKER, Circuit Judges.
Dismissed by unpublished per curiam opinion.
Jeffrey Whitlow, Appellant Pro Se.
Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit.
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PER CURIAM:
Jeffrey Whitlow, a District of Columbia prisoner, seeks to
appeal
the
district
court’s
§ 2241 (2012) petition.
order
dismissing
his
28
U.S.C.
The order is not appealable unless a
circuit justice or judge issues a certificate of appealability.
28
U.S.C.
§ 2253(c)(1)(A)
(2012). 1
A
certificate
of
appealability will not issue absent “a substantial showing of
the denial of a constitutional right.”
(2012).
28 U.S.C. § 2253(c)(2)
When the district court denies relief on the merits, a
prisoner
satisfies
this
jurists
would
reasonable
standard
find
by
that
demonstrating
the
district
that
court’s
assessment of the constitutional claims is debatable or wrong.
Slack v. McDaniel, 529 U.S. 473, 484 (2000); see Miller-El v.
Cockrell, 537 U.S. 322, 336-38 (2003).
denies
relief
demonstrate
both
on
procedural
that
the
When the district court
grounds,
dispositive
the
prisoner
procedural
ruling
must
is
debatable, and that the petition states a debatable claim of the
denial of a constitutional right.
1
Slack, 529 U.S. at 484-85.
Because Whitlow was convicted in a District of Columbia
court, he is required to obtain a certificate of appealability
in order to appeal the denial of his § 2241 petition.
See
Madley v. United States Parole Comm’n, 278 F.3d 1306 (D.C. Cir.
2002).
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We have independently reviewed the record and conclude that
Whitlow has not made the requisite showing. 2
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
presented in the materials before this court and argument would
not aid the decisional process.
DISMISSED
2
In the absence of any assertion, much less showing, by
Whitlow on remand that D.C. Code § 23-110 (Supp. 2014) is
inadequate or ineffective to test the legality of his detention,
see Whitlow v. Tripp, 587 F. App’x 74 (4th Cir. 2014) (No. 146998) (remanding with instructions to dismiss for lack of
jurisdiction unless Whitlow demonstrated that he has met the
requirements of § 23-110 allowing a federal court to entertain
his § 2241 petition), the district court lacked jurisdiction to
entertain Whitlow’s § 2241 petition.
D.C. Code § 23-110(g)
(Supp. 2014).
3
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