Case Name: UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. George McLEOD, III, a/k/a Pimp Stick Quezzy, Defendant-Appellant
Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 2015-10-16
Citations: 619 F. App'x 238
Docket Number: No. 15-6800
Parties: UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. George McLEOD, III, a/k/a Pimp Stick Quezzy, Defendant-Appellant.
Judges: Before NIEMEYER, MOTZ, and GREGORY, Circuit Judges.
Reporter: West's Federal Appendix
Volume: 619
Pages: 238–239

Head Matter:
UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. George McLEOD, III, a/k/a Pimp Stick Quezzy, Defendant-Appellant.
No. 15-6800.
United States Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit.
Submitted: Sept. 29, 2015.
Decided: Oct. 16, 2015.
George McLeod, III, Appellant Pro Se. Tommie DeWayne Pearson, Jamie L. Schoen, Office of the United States Attorney, Columbia, South Carolina, for Appel-lee.
Before NIEMEYER, MOTZ, and GREGORY, Circuit Judges.

Opinion:
Dismissed by unpublished PER CURIAM opinion.
Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit.
PER CURIAM:
George McLeod, III, seeks to appeal the district court's order denying his Fed. R.Civ.P. 59(e) and 60(b) motions following the dismissal of his 28 U.S.C. § 2255 (2012) motion. The order is not appeal-able unless a circuit justice or judge issues a certifícate of appealability. 28 U.S.C. § 2253(c)(1)(B) (2012). A certificate of ap-pealability 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 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 McLeod 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.