Case Name: UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Yvonne Marie FOUNTAIN, Defendant-Appellant
Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 2017-05-30
Citations: 691 F. App'x 76
Docket Number: No. 16-7505
Parties: UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Yvonne Marie FOUNTAIN, Defendant-Appellant.
Judges: Before WILKINSON, SHEDD, and AGEE, Circuit Judges.
Reporter: West's Federal Appendix
Volume: 691
Pages: 76–77

Head Matter:
UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Yvonne Marie FOUNTAIN, Defendant-Appellant.
No. 16-7505
United States Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit.
Submitted: May 18, 2017
Decided: May 30, 2017
Yvonne Marie Fountain, Appellant Pro Se. Thomas Michael Kent, OFFICE OF THE UNITED STATES ATTORNEY, Amy Elizabeth Ray, Assistant United States Attorney, Asheville, North Carolina; Thomas A. O’Malley, OFFICE OF THE UNITED STATES ATTORNEY, Jill Westmoreland Rose, United States Attorney, Charlotte, North Carolina, for Ap-pellee.
Before WILKINSON, SHEDD, and AGEE, Circuit Judges.

Opinion:
Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit.
PER CURIAM:-
Yvonne Marie Fountain seeks to appeal the district court's order denying relief on her 28 U.S.C. § 2255 (2012) motion. The order is not appealable unless a circuit justice or judge issues a certifícate of ap-pealability. 28 U.S.C. § 2253(c)(1)(B) (2012). A certifícate 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 Fountain has not made the requisite showing. Accordingly, we deny Fountain's motion for appointment of counsel, deny a certificate of ap-pealability, 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