Case Name: UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Shawn Deion SWINSON, Sr., Defendant-Appellant
Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 2011-06-10
Citations: 434 F. App'x 272
Docket Number: No. 10-6917
Parties: UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Shawn Deion SWINSON, Sr., Defendant-Appellant.
Judges: 
Reporter: West's Federal Appendix
Volume: 434
Pages: 272–272

Head Matter:
UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Shawn Deion SWINSON, Sr., Defendant-Appellant.
No. 10-6917.
United States Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit.
Submitted: June 1, 2011.
Decided: June 10, 2011.
Shawn Deion Swinson, Sr., Appellant Pro Se. Olivia L. Norman, Office of the United States Attorney, Richmond, Virginia, for Appellee.
Before NIEMEYER, GREGORY, and SHEDD, Circuit Judges.
Dismissed by unpublished PER CURIAM opinion.
Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit.

Opinion:
PER CURIAM:
Shawn Deion Swinson, Sr. seeks to appeal the district court's order denying relief on his 28 U.S.C.A. § 2255 (West Supp. 2010) motion. The order is not appealable unless a circuit justice or judge issues a certificate of appealability. 28 U.S.C. § 2253(c)(1) (2006). 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) (2006). 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 Swinson has not made the requisite showing. Accordingly, we deny a certificate of appealability and dismiss the appeal. We also deny Swinson's motions for appeal, to reconsider this court's previous order denying his motion for transcripts, and to expedite the decision. 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.