Case Name: UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Brian James BRONSON, a/k/a Little B, Defendant-Appellant
Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 2011-11-23
Citations: 455 F. App'x 374
Docket Number: No. 11-6895
Parties: UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff—Appellee, v. Brian James BRONSON, a/k/a Little B, Defendant—Appellant.
Judges: Before KING, DAVIS, and WYNN, Circuit Judges.
Reporter: West's Federal Appendix
Volume: 455
Pages: 374–375

Head Matter:
UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff—Appellee, v. Brian James BRONSON, a/k/a Little B, Defendant—Appellant.
No. 11-6895.
United States Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit.
Submitted: Nov. 17, 2011.
Decided: Nov. 23, 2011.
Brian James Bronson, Appellant Pro Se. William Ellis Boyle, Michael Gordon James, Office of the United States Attorney, Raleigh, North Carolina, for Appellee.
Before KING, DAVIS, and WYNN, Circuit Judges.

Opinion:
Dismissed by unpublished PER CURIAM opinion.
Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit.
PER CURIAM:
Brian James Bronson seeks to appeal the district court's order dismissing his 28 U.S.C.A. § 2255 (West Supp.2011) motion. The order is not appealable unless a circuit justice or judge issues a certificate of appealability. 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 Bronson 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 be fore the court and argument would not aid the decisional process.
DISMISSED.