Case Name: UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Matthew James DURY, Defendant-Appellant
Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 2014-11-06
Citations: 585 F. App'x 151
Docket Number: No. 14-6879
Parties: UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Matthew James DURY, Defendant-Appellant.
Judges: Before SHEDD and KEENAN, Circuit Judges, and HAMILTON, Senior Circuit Judge.
Reporter: West's Federal Appendix
Volume: 585
Pages: 151–152

Head Matter:
UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Matthew James DURY, Defendant-Appellant.
No. 14-6879.
United States Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit.
Submitted: Oct. 28, 2014.
Decided: Nov. 6, 2014.
Matthew James Dury, Appellant Pro Se. Donald David Gast, Amy Elizabeth Ray, Assistant United States Attorneys, Ashe-ville, North Carolina, for Appellee.
Before SHEDD and KEENAN, 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Dismissed by unpublished PER CURIAM opinion.
Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit.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:
Matthew James Dury seeks to appeal the district court's order denying and dismissing his 28 U.S.C. § 2255 (2012) motion. The order is not appealable unless a circuit justice or judge issues a certificate of appealability. 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 Dury has not made the requisite showing. Accordingly, we deny a certifícate 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.