Case Name: UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. O'Benson SESERE, a/k/a O.B., a/k/a Obenson Sesere, Defendant-Appellant
Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 2013-10-21
Citations: 543 F. App'x 335
Docket Number: No. 13-6349
Parties: UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. O’Benson SESERE, a/k/a O.B., a/k/a Obenson Sesere, Defendant-Appellant.
Judges: Before NIEMEYER, KING, and DUNCAN, Circuit Judges.
Reporter: West's Federal Appendix
Volume: 543
Pages: 335–336

Head Matter:
UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. O’Benson SESERE, a/k/a O.B., a/k/a Obenson Sesere, Defendant-Appellant.
No. 13-6349.
United States Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit.
Submitted: Oct. 3, 2013.
Decided: Oct. 21, 2013.
O’Benson Sesere, Appellant Pro Se. Jeb Thomas Terrien, Assistant United States Attorney, Harrisonburg, Virginia, for Appellee.
Before NIEMEYER, KING, and DUNCAN, Circuit Judges.

Opinion:
Dismissed by unpublished PER CURIAM opinion.
Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit.
PER CURIAM:
O'Benson Sesere seeks to appeal the district court's orders denying relief on his 28 U.S.C.A. § 2255 (West Supp.2013) motion and denying reconsideration. The orders are not appealable unless a circuit justice or judge issues a certifícate of ap-pealability. 28 U.S.C. § 2253(c)(1)(B) (2006). 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) (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 Sesere 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.