Case Name: UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Anthony McQUEEN, Defendant-Appellant
Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 2016-01-19
Citations: 630 F. App'x 205
Docket Number: No. 15-7105
Parties: UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Anthony McQUEEN, Defendant-Appellant.
Judges: Before AGEE, WYNN, and FLOYD, Circuit Judges.
Reporter: West's Federal Appendix
Volume: 630
Pages: 205–205

Head Matter:
UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Anthony McQUEEN, Defendant-Appellant.
No. 15-7105.
United States Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit.
Submitted: Jan. 14, 2016.
Decided: Jan. 19, 2016.
Anthony McQueen, Appellant Pro Se. Angelissa Domenica Savino, Special Assistant United States Attorney, Alexandria, Virginia, for Appellee.
Before AGEE, WYNN, and FLOYD, Circuit Judges.

Opinion:
Dismissed by unpublished PER CURIAM opinion.
Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit.
PER CURIAM:
Anthony McQueen seeks to appeal the district court's order denying his Fed. R.Civ.P. 59(e) motion for reconsideration of the denial of his Fed. R. Civ. P. 60(b) motion denying reconsideration of the district court's order dismissing McQueen's 28 U.S.C. § 2255 (2012) motion. The order is not appealable unless a circuit justice or judge issues a certificate of appeal-ability. 28 U.S.C. § 2253(c)(1)(B) (2012). 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) (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 McQueen 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.