Case Name: Clayton MORRIS, Petitioner-Appellant, v. George SNYDER, Warden; United States Parole Commission, Respondents-Appellees
Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 2006-05-24
Citations: 182 F. App'x 214
Docket Number: No. 06-6573
Parties: Clayton MORRIS, Petitioner—Appellant, v. George SNYDER, Warden; United States Parole Commission, Respondents—Appellees.
Judges: Before WILLIAMS, MOTZ, and TRAXLER, Circuit Judges.
Reporter: West's Federal Appendix
Volume: 182
Pages: 214–214

Head Matter:
Clayton MORRIS, Petitioner—Appellant, v. George SNYDER, Warden; United States Parole Commission, Respondents—Appellees.
No. 06-6573.
United States Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit.
Submitted May 16, 2006.
Decided May 24, 2006.
Clayton Morris, Appellant Pro Se. Steve R. Matheny, Office of the United States Attorney, Raleigh, North Carolina, for Appellees.
Before WILLIAMS, MOTZ, and TRAXLER, Circuit Judges.
Dismissed by unpublished PER CURIAM opinion.
Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit. See Local Rule 36(c).

Opinion:
PER CURIAM:
Clayton Morris, a District of Columbia prisoner incarcerated in North Carolina, seeks to appeal the district court's order denying relief on his petition filed under 28 U.S.C. § 2241 (2000), challenging the revocation of his parole by the United States Parole Commission. The order is not appealable unless a circuit justice or judge issues a certificate of appealability. 28 U.S.C. § 2253(c)(1) (2000); see Madley v. United States Parole Comm'n, 278 F.3d 1306, 1310 (D.C.Cir.2002) (reasoning that District of Columbia is a "state" court for purposes of § 2253(c), and while a parole determination claim does not attack the original conviction or sentence, it nevertheless "arises out of' the original state process). 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) (2000). 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. See Miller-El v. Cockrell, 537 U.S. 322, 336, 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 Morris 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 the court and argument would not aid the decisional process.
DISMISSED