Case Name: UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Joestilles DeMarco BROOKS, a/k/a Rock, Defendant-Appellant; United States of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Joestilles DeMarco Brooks, a/k/a Rock, Defendant-Appellant
Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 2011-11-03
Citations: 452 F. App'x 407
Docket Number: Nos. 11-6528, 11-6738
Parties: UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Joestilles DeMarco BROOKS, a/k/a Rock, Defendant-Appellant. United States of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Joestilles DeMarco Brooks, a/k/a Rock, Defendant-Appellant.
Judges: Before WILKINSON, DAVIS, and WYNN, Circuit Judges.
Reporter: West's Federal Appendix
Volume: 452
Pages: 407–408

Head Matter:
UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Joestilles DeMarco BROOKS, a/k/a Rock, Defendant-Appellant. United States of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Joestilles DeMarco Brooks, a/k/a Rock, Defendant-Appellant.
Nos. 11-6528, 11-6738.
United States Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit.
Submitted: Oct. 27, 2011.
Decided: Nov. 3, 2011.
Joestilles DeMarco Brooks, Appellant Pro Se. Miller A. Bushong, III, Office of the United States Attorney, Beckley, West Virginia, for Appellee.
Before WILKINSON, DAVIS, and WYNN, Circuit Judges.

Opinion:
Dismissed by unpublished PER CURIAM opinion.
Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit.
PER CURIAM:
In these consolidated appeals, Joestilles DeMarco Brooks seeks to appeal the district court's order dismissing Brooks' petition under 28 U.S.C.A. § 2255 (West Supp. 2011) and denying his motion under Fed. R.Civ.P. 60(b).
These orders are not appealable absent a certifícate of appealability issued by the district court or a circuit judge. 28 U.S.C. § 2258(c)(1)(B) (2006). A certificate of ap-pealability will not issue absent "a substantial showing of the denial of a constitutional right." 28 U.S.C. § 2258(c)(2) (2006). 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 Brooks has not made the requisite showing as to either order. Accordingly, we deny certificates of appealability and dismiss these appeals. 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.