Kerry Lee Winslow v. Harold W. Clarke
Filing
UNPUBLISHED PER CURIAM OPINION filed. Motion disposition in opinion--denying Motion to proceed in forma pauperis (FRAP 24) [999967402-2] Originating case number: 3:15-cv-00440-RCY Copies to all parties and the district court/agency. [1000039762]. Mailed to: Kerry Lee Winslow JAMES RIVER WORK CENTER 1954 State Farm Road State Farm, VA 23160-0000. [16-7481]
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UNPUBLISHED
UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT
No. 16-7481
KERRY LEE WINSLOW,
Petitioner - Appellant,
v.
HAROLD W. CLARKE,
Respondent - Appellee.
Appeal from the United States District Court for the Eastern
District of Virginia, at Richmond.
Roderick Charles Young,
Magistrate Judge. (3:15-cv-00440-RCY)
Submitted:
February 24, 2017
Before GREGORY, Chief Judge,
HAMILTON, Senior Circuit Judge.
Decided:
NIEMEYER,
March 10, 2017
Circuit
Judge,
and
Dismissed by unpublished per curiam opinion.
Kerry Lee Winslow, Appellant Pro Se.
THE ATTORNEY GENERAL OF VIRGINIA,
Appellee.
Leah A. Darron, OFFICE OF
Richmond, Virginia, for
Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit.
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PER CURIAM:
Kerry Lee Winslow seeks to appeal the magistrate judge’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
§ 2253(c)(1)(A) (2012).
issue
absent
“a
of
appealability.
U.S.C.
A certificate of appealability will not
substantial
constitutional right.”
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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
Winslow has not made the requisite showing.
Accordingly, we
deny a certificate of appealability, deny leave to proceed in
*
The parties consented to the jurisdiction of a magistrate
judge under 28 U.S.C. § 636(c) (2012).
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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
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