Case Name: UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Robert Lester KIRBY, Jr., Defendant-Appellant
Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 2006-05-19
Citations: 180 F. App'x 474
Docket Number: No. 05-6985
Parties: UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff—Appellee, v. Robert Lester KIRBY, Jr., Defendant—Appellant.
Judges: Before LUTTIG, WILLIAMS, and SHEDD, Circuit Judges.
Reporter: West's Federal Appendix
Volume: 180
Pages: 474–475

Head Matter:
UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff—Appellee, v. Robert Lester KIRBY, Jr., Defendant—Appellant.
No. 05-6985.
United States Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit.
Submitted: April 26, 2006.
Decided: May 19, 2006.
Robert Lester Kirby, Jr., Appellant Pro Se. Steve R. Matheny, Kimberly Ann Moore, Office of the United States Attorney, Raleigh, North Carolina, for Appellee.
Before LUTTIG, WILLIAMS, and SHEDD, Circuit Judges.
Dismissed by unpublished PER CURIAM opinion.
Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit. See Local Rule 36(c).
Judge Luttig was a member of the original panel but did not participate in this decision. This opinion is filed by a quorum of the panel pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 46(d).

Opinion:
PER CURIAM:
Robert Lester Kirby, Jr. seeks to appeal the district court's order denying his motion filed under 28 U.S.C. § 2255 (2000). An appeal may not be taken from the final order in a § 2255 proceeding unless a circuit justice or judge issues a certificate of appealability. 28 U.S.C. § 2253(c)(1) (2000). 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) (2000). A prisoner satisfies this standard by demonstrating that reasonable jurists would find that his constitutional claims are debatable and that any dispositive procedural rulings by the district court are also debatable or wrong. See Miller-El v. Cockrell, 537 U.S. 322, 336, 123 S.Ct. 1029, 154 L.Ed.2d 931 (2003); Slack v. McDaniel, 529 U.S. 473, 484, 120 S.Ct. 1595, 146 L.Ed.2d 542 (2000); Rose v. Lee, 252 F.3d 676, 683 (4th Cir.2001). We have independently reviewed the record and conclude that Kirby 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 the court and argument would not aid the decisional process.
DISMISSED