Paul Rejuney v. Chesapeake Circuit Court
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UNPUBLISHED PER CURIAM OPINION filed. Originating case number: 3:16-cv-00194-HEH-RCY. Copies to all parties and the district court/agency. [1000032128]. Mailed to: Paul Rejuney. [16-7369]
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UNPUBLISHED
UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT
No. 16-7369
PAUL REJUNEY,
Plaintiff - Appellant,
v.
CHESAPEAKE CIRCUIT COURT,
Defendant - Appellee.
Appeal from the United States District Court for the Eastern
District of Virginia, at Richmond.
Henry E. Hudson, District
Judge. (3:16-cv-00194-HEH-RCY)
Submitted:
February 23, 2017
Decided:
February 28, 2017
Before SHEDD and DIAZ, Circuit Judges, and DAVIS, Senior Circuit
Judge.
Dismissed by unpublished per curiam opinion.
Paul Rejuney, Appellant Pro Se.
Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit.
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PER CURIAM:
Paul Rejuney seeks to appeal the district court’s order
denying relief on his 28 U.S.C. § 2254 (2012) petition.
The order
is not appealable unless a circuit justice or judge issues a
certificate
(2012).
of
appealability.
See
28
U.S.C.
§ 2253(c)(1)(A)
A certificate of appealability will not issue absent “a
substantial showing of the denial of a constitutional right.”
U.S.C. § 2253(c)(2) (2012).
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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 (2000); see Miller-El v.
Cockrell, 537 U.S. 322, 336-38 (2003).
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
constitutional right.
a
debatable
claim
of
the
denial
of
a
Slack, 529 U.S. at 484-85.
We have independently reviewed the record and conclude that
Rejuney 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
this
court
and
argument would not aid the decisional process.
DISMISSED
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