Case Name: UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Kelvin Andre SPOTTS, Defendant-Appellant
Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 2004-02-25
Citations: 89 F. App'x 824
Docket Number: No. 03-7794
Parties: UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Kelvin Andre SPOTTS, Defendant-Appellant.
Judges: Before LUTTIG, WILLIAMS, and MOTZ, Circuit Judges.
Reporter: West's Federal Appendix
Volume: 89
Pages: 824–825

Head Matter:
UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Kelvin Andre SPOTTS, Defendant-Appellant.
No. 03-7794.
United States Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit.
Submitted Feb. 12, 2004.
Decided Feb. 25, 2004.
Kelvin Andre Spotts, Appellant pro se. Ray McVeigh Shepard, Special Assistant United States Attorney, Charleston, West Virginia, for Appellee.
Before LUTTIG, WILLIAMS, and MOTZ, Circuit Judges.
Dismissed by unpublished PER CURIAM opinion.
Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit. See Local Rule 36(c).

Opinion:
PER CURIAM.
Kelvin Andre Spotts seeks to appeal the district court's order denying relief on his petition filed under 28 U.S.C. § 2255 (2000) and the district court's order denying reconsideration. 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 for claims addressed by a district court 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, 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.), cert. denied, 534 U.S. 941, 122 S.Ct. 318, 151 L.Ed.2d 237 (2001). We have independently reviewed the record and conclude that Spotts has not made the requisite showing.
Accordingly, we deny Spotts a certificate of appealability and dismiss the appeal. We deny Spotts' motion for transcripts, motion for expansion of certificate of appealability, and motion requesting stay of proceedings. 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