Roger Deal, Sr. v. Warden Richardson
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UNPUBLISHED PER CURIAM OPINION filed. Motion disposition in opinion--denying Motion to proceed in forma pauperis (FRAP 24) [999682528-2]. Certificate of appealability denied. Originating case number: 5:14-hc-02228-BO. Copies to all parties and the district court/agency. [999762187]. Mailed to: R. Deal Sr. [15-7319]
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UNPUBLISHED
UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT
No. 15-7319
ROGER LEE DEAL, SR.,
Petitioner - Appellant,
v.
WARDEN RICHARDSON,
Respondent - Appellee.
Appeal from the United States District Court for the Eastern
District of North Carolina, at Raleigh.
Terrence W. Boyle,
District Judge. (5:14-hc-02228-BO)
Submitted:
February 23, 2016
Decided:
February 25, 2016
Before MOTZ and GREGORY, Circuit Judges, and HAMILTON, Senior
Circuit Judge.
Dismissed by unpublished per curiam opinion.
Roger Lee Deal, Sr., Appellant Pro Se.
Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit.
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PER CURIAM:
Roger Lee Deal, Sr., seeks to appeal the district court’s
order
dismissing
petition.
as
successive
his
28
U.S.C.
(2012)
The order is not appealable unless a circuit justice
or judge issues a certificate of appealability.
§ 2253(c)(1)(A) (2012).
issue
§ 2254
absent
“a
A certificate of appealability will not
substantial
constitutional right.”
See 28 U.S.C.
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
Deal has not made the requisite showing.
Accordingly, we deny a
certificate of appealability, deny leave to proceed in forma
pauperis,
and
dismiss
the
appeal.
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We
dispense
with
oral
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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
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