Case Name: Charles R. MORRIS, Petitioner-Appellant, v. Harold W. CLARKE, Director, Respondent-Appellee
Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 2014-04-28
Citations: 568 F. App'x 242
Docket Number: No. 13-8030
Parties: Charles R. MORRIS, Petitioner-Appellant, v. Harold W. CLARKE, Director, Respondent-Appellee.
Judges: 
Reporter: West's Federal Appendix
Volume: 568
Pages: 242–242

Head Matter:
Charles R. MORRIS, Petitioner-Appellant, v. Harold W. CLARKE, Director, Respondent-Appellee.
No. 13-8030.
United States Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit.
Submitted: April 24, 2014.
Decided: April 28, 2014.
Charles R. Morris, Appellant Pro Se.
Before NIEMEYER, SHEDD, and FLOYD, Circuit Judges.
Dismissed by unpublished PER CURIAM opinion.
Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit.

Opinion:
PER CURIAM:
Charles R. Morris seeks to appeal the district court's order dismissing as untimely his 28 U.S.C. § 2254 (2012) petition. The order is not appealable unless a circuit justice or judge issues a certificate of ap-pealability. 28 U.S.C. § 2253(c)(1)(A) (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 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 v. McDaniel, 529 U.S. 473, 484-85, 120 S.Ct. 1595, 146 L.Ed.2d 542 (2000).
We have independently reviewed the record and conclude that Morris has not made the requisite showing. 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.