Case Name: UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Ashanti Rhan HENRY, a/k/a A-1, Defendant-Appellant
Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 2017-08-29
Citations: 697 F. App'x 150
Docket Number: No. 17-6752
Parties: UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Ashanti Rhan HENRY, a/k/a A-1, Defendant-Appellant.
Judges: Before GREGORY, Chief Judge, and SHEDD and DIAZ, Circuit Judges.
Reporter: West's Federal Appendix
Volume: 697
Pages: 150–151

Head Matter:
UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Ashanti Rhan HENRY, a/k/a A-1, Defendant-Appellant.
No. 17-6752
United States Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit.
Submitted: August 24, 2017
Decided: August 29, 2017
Ashanti Rhan Henry, Appellant Pro Se. Zachery T. Lee, Assistant United States Attorney, Abingdon, Virginia, for Appellee.
Before GREGORY, Chief Judge, and SHEDD and DIAZ, Circuit Judges.

Opinion:
Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit.
PER CURIAM:
Ashanti Rhan Henry seeks to appeal the district court's order denying relief on his 28 U.S.C. § 2255 (2012) motion. The order is not appealable unless a circuit justice or judge issues a certificate 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 sat isfies' 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 Henry 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