Case Name: UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. William A. WHITE, Defendant-Appellant
Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 2012-12-28
Citations: 502 F. App'x 308
Docket Number: No. 12-7533
Parties: UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff—Appellee, v. William A. WHITE, Defendant-Appellant.
Judges: Before SHEDD and DUNCAN, Circuit Judges, and HAMILTON, Senior Circuit Judge.
Reporter: West's Federal Appendix
Volume: 502
Pages: 308–309

Head Matter:
UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff—Appellee, v. William A. WHITE, Defendant-Appellant.
No. 12-7533.
United States Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit.
Submitted: Dec. 18, 2012.
Decided: Dec. 28, 2012.
William A. White, Appellant Pro Se. Tovah Renee Calderon, Jessica Dunsay Silver, United States Department of Justice, Washington, D.C., for Appellee.
Before SHEDD and DUNCAN, Circuit Judges, and HAMILTON, Senior Circuit Judge.

Opinion:
Dismissed by unpublished PER CURIAM opinion.
Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit.
PER CURIAM:
William A. White seeks to appeal the district court's order dismissing his 28 U.S.C.A. § 2255 (West Supp.2012) motion without prejudice. The order is not ap-pealable unless a circuit justice or judge issues a certificate of appealability. 28 U.S.C. § 2253(c)(1)(A) (2006). A certificate of appealability will not issue absent "a substantial showing of the denial of a constitutional right." 28 U.S.C. § 2253(e)(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 petition 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 White 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.