Case Name: Michael Alan CRUZEN, Petitioner-Appellant, v. UNITED STATES of America, Respondent-Appellee
Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 2009-08-05
Citations: 339 F. App'x 354
Docket Number: No. 09-6347
Parties: Michael Alan CRUZEN, Petitioner-Appellant, v. UNITED STATES of America, Respondent-Appellee.
Judges: Before MOTZ, KING, and DUNCAN, Circuit Judges.
Reporter: West's Federal Appendix
Volume: 339
Pages: 354–355

Head Matter:
Michael Alan CRUZEN, Petitioner-Appellant, v. UNITED STATES of America, Respondent-Appellee.
No. 09-6347.
United States Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit.
Submitted: July 30, 2009.
Decided: Aug. 5, 2009.
Michael Alan Cruzen, Appellant Pro Se.
Before MOTZ, KING, and DUNCAN, Circuit Judges.

Opinion:
PER CURIAM:
Michael Alan Cruzen, a federal prisoner, appeals the district court's order denying relief on his motion to void judgment brought under Fed.R.Civ.P. 60(b) and 28 U.S.C. § 1651, 2241 (2006). We have reviewed the record and find no reversible error. Accordingly, we affirm the portion of the district court's order denying relief under Rule 60(b) and 28 U.S.C. § 1651, 2241 for the reasons stated by the district court. See Cruzen v. United States, No. 7:08-cv-00546-jlk-mfu, 2009 WL 424363 (W.D.Va. Feb. 19, 2009).
To the extent the district court properly considered Cruzen's motion under 28 U.S.C.A. § 2255 (West Supp.2009) and dismissed it for lack of jurisdiction, we conclude a certificate of appealability should not issue. The order is not appealable unless a circuit justice or judge issues a certifícate of appealability. 28 U.S.C. § 2253(c)(1) (2006). A certifícate of ap-pealability will not issue absent "a substantial showing of the denial of a constitutional right." 28 U.S.C. § 2253(c)(2) (2006). A prisoner satisfies this standard by demonstrating that reasonable jurists would find that any assessment of the constitutional claims by the district court is debatable or wrong and that any dispositive procedural ruling by the district court is likewise debatable. Miller-El v. Cockrell, 537 U.S. 322, 336-38, 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, 683-84 (4th Cir.2001). We have independently reviewed the record and conclude that Cruzen has not made the requisite showing. Accordingly, we dismiss the portion of the appeal construing Cruzen's claims under 28 U.S.C.A. § 2255.
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.
AFFIRMED IN PART; DISMISSED IN PART.