Case Name: UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Don PRINCE, Defendant-Appellant
Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 2009-01-20
Citations: 307 F. App'x 742
Docket Number: No. 08-8127
Parties: UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff—Appellee, v. Don PRINCE, Defendant-Appellant.
Judges: Before WILLIAMS, Chief Judge, and TRAXLER and KING, Circuit Judges.
Reporter: West's Federal Appendix
Volume: 307
Pages: 742–743

Head Matter:
UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff—Appellee, v. Don PRINCE, Defendant-Appellant.
No. 08-8127.
United States Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit.
Submitted: Jan. 13, 2009.
Decided: Jan. 20, 2009.
Don Prince, Appellant Pro Se. Jimmie Ewing, Mark C. Moore, Assistant United States Attorneys, Columbia, South Carolina, for Appellee.
Before WILLIAMS, Chief Judge, and TRAXLER and KING, Circuit Judges.
Dismissed by unpublished PER CURIAM opmion.
Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit.

Opinion:
PER CURIAM:
Don Prince, a federal prisoner, seeks to appeal the district court's order dismissing his motion filed pursuant to Fed.R.Civ.P. 60(b), which the district court construed as a successive 28 U.S.C. § 2255 (2006) motion. The order is not appealable unless a circuit justice or judge issues a certifícate of appealability. 28 U.S.C. § 2253(c)(1) (2006); Reid v. Angelone, 369 F.3d 363, 369 (4th Cir.2004). A certificate of appeal-ability will not issue absent "a substantial showing of the denial of a constitutional right." 28 U.S.C. § 2253(c)(2) (2006). A prisoner satisfies this standard by demonstrating that reasonable jurists would find that any assessment of the constitutional claims by the district court is debatable or wrong and that any dispositive procedural ruling by the district court is likewise debatable. Miller-El v. Cockrell, 537 U.S. 322, 336-38, 123 S.Ct. 1029, 154 L.Ed.2d 931 (2003); Slack v. McDaniel, 529 U.S. 473, 484, 120 S.Ct. 1595, 146 L.Ed.2d 542 (2000); Rose v. Lee, 252 F.3d 676, 683-84 (4th Cir.2001). We have independently reviewed the record and conclude that Prince has not made the requisite showing. Accordingly, we deny a certificate of appealability and dismiss the appeal.
Additionally, we construe Prince's notice of appeal and informal brief on appeal as an application to file a second or successive motion under 28 U.S.C. § 2255. See United States v. Winestock, 340 F.3d 200, 208 (4th Cir.2003). In order to obtain authorization to file a successive § 2255 motion, a prisoner must assert claims based on either: (1) a new rule of constitutional law, previously unavailable, made retroactive by the Supreme Court to cases on collateral review; or (2) newly discovered evidence that would be sufficient to establish by clear and convincing evidence that no reasonable factfinder would have found the petitioner guilty of the offense. 28 U.S.C. § 2244(b)(2), 2255 (2006). Prince's claims do not satisfy either of these conditions. We therefore deny authorization to file a successive § 2255 motion.
We dispense with oral argument because the facts and legal contentions are adequately presented in the materials before the court and argument would not aid the decisional process.
DISMISSED.