Case Name: Shaheen CABBAGESTALK, Petitioner-Appellant, v. Warden J. McFADDEN, Respondent-Appellee
Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 2015-05-22
Citations: 604 F. App'x 285
Docket Number: No. 15-6181
Parties: Shaheen CABBAGESTALK, Petitioner-Appellant, v. Warden J. McFADDEN, Respondent-Appellee.
Judges: Before NIEMEYER and HARRIS, Circuit Judges, and DAVIS, Senior Circuit Judge.
Reporter: West's Federal Appendix
Volume: 604
Pages: 285–286

Head Matter:
Shaheen CABBAGESTALK, Petitioner-Appellant, v. Warden J. McFADDEN, Respondent-Appellee.
No. 15-6181.
United States Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit.
Submitted: May 19, 2015.
Decided: May 22, 2015.
Shaheen Cabbagestalk, Appellant Pro Se.
Before NIEMEYER and HARRIS, Circuit Judges, and DAVIS, Senior Circuit Judge.

Opinion:
Dismissed by unpublished PER CURIAM opinion.
Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit.
PER CURIAM:
Shaheen Cabbagestalk seeks to appeal the district court's order accepting the recommendation of the magistrate judge and dismissing this 28 U.S.C. § 2254 (2012) petition without prejudice. The order is not appealable unless a circuit justice or judge issues a certifícate of appealability. 28 U.S.C. § 2253(c)(1)(A) (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 petition 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 Cabbagestalk 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.