Case Name: UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Willie Lee BERRY, Defendant-Appellant
Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 2004-08-03
Citations: 103 F. App'x 757
Docket Number: No. 03-7922
Parties: UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Willie Lee BERRY, Defendant-Appellant.
Judges: 
Reporter: West's Federal Appendix
Volume: 103
Pages: 757–758

Head Matter:
UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Willie Lee BERRY, Defendant-Appellant.
No. 03-7922.
United States Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit.
Submitted: June 16, 2004.
Decided: Aug. 3, 2004.
Willie Lee Berry, Appellant pro se.
Karen Elise Eady, Office of the United States Attorney, Charlotte, North Carolina, for Appellee.
Before WIDENER, LUTTIG, and KING, Circuit Judges.
Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit. See Local Rule 36(c).

Opinion:
PER CURIAM:
Willie Lee Berry seeks to appeal the district court's order denying relief on his motion filed under 28 U.S.C. § 2255 (2000). The order is not appealable 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 re viewed the record and conclude that Berry 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