Case Name: UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Dewayne Roy WILSON, a/k/a Dub, a/k/a New Jersey, a/k/a Jonah James Levant, III, Defendant-Appellant
Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 2016-09-29
Citations: 669 F. App'x 108
Docket Number: No. 16-6483
Parties: UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Dewayne Roy WILSON, a/k/a Dub, a/k/a New Jersey, a/k/a Jonah James Levant, III, Defendant-Appellant.
Judges: Before WILKINSON, AGEE, and WYNN, Circuit Judges.
Reporter: West's Federal Appendix
Volume: 669
Pages: 108–109

Head Matter:
UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Dewayne Roy WILSON, a/k/a Dub, a/k/a New Jersey, a/k/a Jonah James Levant, III, Defendant-Appellant.
No. 16-6483
United States Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit.
Submitted: September 20, 2016
Decided: September 29, 2016
Dewayne Roy Wilson, Appellant Pro Se. Ronald Mitchell Hubei', Assistant United States Attorney, Charlottesville, Virginia, for Appellee.
Before WILKINSON, AGEE, and WYNN, Circuit Judges.

Opinion:
Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit.
PER CURIAM:
Dewayne Roy Wilson seeks to appeal the district court's order dismissing his 28 U.S.C. § 2255 (2012) motion. The order is not appealable unless a circuit justice or judge issues a certifícate of appealability. 28 U.S.C. § 2253(c)(1)(B) (2012). A certificate of appealability will not issue absent "a substantial showing of the denial of a constitutional right." 28 U.S.C. § 2253(c)(2) (2012). 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, 120 S.Ct. 1595, 146 L.Ed.2d 542 (2000); see Miller-El v. Cockrell, 537 U.S. 322, 336-38, 123 S.Ct. 1029, 154 L.Ed.2d 931 (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 motion states a debatable claim of the denial of a constitutional right. Slack, 529 U.S. at 484-85, 120 S.Ct. 1595.
We have independently reviewed the record' and conclude that Wilson 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