Case Name: UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Avery Deron SUMTER, a/k/a D, Defendant-Appellant
Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 2013-06-28
Citations: 531 F. App'x 338
Docket Number: No. 13-6081
Parties: UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Avery Deron SUMTER, a/k/a D, Defendant-Appellant.
Judges: Before DAVIS, KEENAN, and THACKER, Circuit Judges.
Reporter: West's Federal Appendix
Volume: 531
Pages: 338–339

Head Matter:
UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Avery Deron SUMTER, a/k/a D, Defendant-Appellant.
No. 13-6081.
United States Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit.
Submitted: June 18, 2013.
Decided: June 28, 2013.
Avery Deron Sumter, Appellant Pro Se. John David Rowell, Assistant United States Attorney, Columbia, South Carolina, for Appellee.
Before DAVIS, KEENAN, and THACKER, Circuit Judges.

Opinion:
Dismissed by unpublished PER CURIAM opinion.
Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit.
PER CURIAM:
Avery Deron Sumter seeks to appeal the district court's order denying relief on his 28 U.S.C.A. § 2255 (West Supp.2013) motion. The order is not appealable unless a circuit justice or judge issues a certifícate of appealability. 28 U.S.C. § 2253(c)(1)(B) (2006). A certifícate 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).
We have independently reviewed the record and conclude that Sumter has not made the requisite showing. Accordingly, we deny a certificate of appealability, deny leave to proceed in forma pauperis, 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.