Case Name: UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Damon DADE, a/k/a Johnny, Defendant-Appellant
Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 2013-07-29
Citations: 536 F. App'x 312
Docket Number: No. 13-6456
Parties: UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Damon DADE, a/k/a Johnny, Defendant-Appellant.
Judges: Before GREGORY, DAVIS, and THACKER, Circuit Judges.
Reporter: West's Federal Appendix
Volume: 536
Pages: 312–313

Head Matter:
UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Damon DADE, a/k/a Johnny, Defendant-Appellant.
No. 13-6456.
United States Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit.
Submitted: July 25, 2013.
Decided: July 29, 2013.
Damon Dade, Appellant Pro Se. Alison Lynn Anderson, Office of the United States Attorney, Alexandria, Virginia, for Appellee.
Before GREGORY, DAVIS, and THACKER, Circuit Judges.

Opinion:
Dismissed by unpublished PER CURIAM opinion.
Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit.
PER CURIAM:
Damon Dade seeks to appeal the district court's order dismissing his 28 U.S.C.A. § 2255 (West Supp.2013) motion as successive and unauthorized. The order is not appealable unless a circuit justice or judge issues a certificate of appealability. 28 U.S.C. § 2253(c)(1)(B) (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 prison er 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 Dade 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.