Case Name: UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Wilkins McNAIR, Jr., Defendant-Appellant; United States of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Wilkins McNair, Jr., Defendant-Appellant
Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 2014-08-20
Citations: 581 F. App'x 297
Docket Number: Nos. 14-6417, 14-6426
Parties: UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Wilkins McNAIR, Jr., Defendant-Appellant. United States of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Wilkins McNair, Jr., Defendant-Appellant.
Judges: 
Reporter: West's Federal Appendix
Volume: 581
Pages: 297–298

Head Matter:
UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Wilkins McNAIR, Jr., Defendant-Appellant. United States of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Wilkins McNair, Jr., Defendant-Appellant.
Nos. 14-6417, 14-6426.
United States Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit.
Submitted: July 30, 2014.
Decided: Aug. 20, 2014.
Wilkins McNair, Jr., Appellant Pro Se. Jefferson McClure Gray, Assistant United States Attorney, Baltimore, Maryland, for Appellee.
Before SHEDD', AGEE, and DIAZ, Circuit Judges.
Dismissed by unpublished PER CURIAM opinion.
Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit.

Opinion:
PER CURIAM:
In these consolidated appeals, Wilkins McNair, Jr. seeks to appeal the district court's orders denying relief on his 28 U.S.C. § 2255 (2012) motions. 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 McNair has not made the requisite showing. Accordingly, we deny a certificate of appealability in No. 14-6417, deny McNair's motion for a certificate of appealability in No. 14-6426, 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.