Case Name: UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Roger Charles DAY, Jr., Defendant-Appellant; United States of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Roger Charles Day, Jr., Defendant-Appellant
Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 2016-09-13
Citations: 668 F. App'x 506
Docket Number: No. 16-6118, No. 16-6478
Parties: UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Roger Charles DAY, Jr., Defendant-Appellant. United States of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Roger Charles Day, Jr., Defendant-Appellant.
Judges: Before SHEDD, WYNN, and FLOYD, Circuit Judges.
Reporter: West's Federal Appendix
Volume: 668
Pages: 506–507

Head Matter:
UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Roger Charles DAY, Jr., Defendant-Appellant. United States of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Roger Charles Day, Jr., Defendant-Appellant.
No. 16-6118, No. 16-6478
United States Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit.
Submitted: August 30, 2016
Decided: September 13, 2016
Roger Charles Day, Jr., Appellant Pro Se. Ryan Scott Faulconer, OFFICE OF THE UNITED STATES ATTORNEY, Alexandria, Virginia; Laura Colombell Marshall, Elizabeth Wu, Assistant United States Attorneys, Richmond, Virginia, for Appellee.
Before SHEDD, WYNN, and FLOYD, Circuit Judges.

Opinion:
Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit.
PER CURIAM:
In these consolidated appeals, Roger Charles Day, Jr., seeks to appeal the district court's orders denying relief on his 28 U.S.C. § 2255 (2012) motion and denying his motion for reconsideration. The orders are 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 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 Day has not made the requisite showing. Accordingly, we deny a certificate of appealability and dismiss the 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