Case Name: UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Harvey J. BREWER, Jr., Defendant-Appellant
Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 2008-12-09
Citations: 302 F. App'x 209
Docket Number: No. 08-6691
Parties: UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Harvey J. BREWER, Jr., Defendant-Appellant.
Judges: 
Reporter: West's Federal Appendix
Volume: 302
Pages: 209–209

Head Matter:
UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Harvey J. BREWER, Jr., Defendant-Appellant.
No. 08-6691.
United States Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit.
Submitted: Oct. 17, 2008.
Decided: Dec. 9, 2008.
Harvey J. Brewer, Jr., Appellant Pro Se.
Before TRAXLER, GREGORY, and DUNCAN, Circuit Judges.

Opinion:
PER CURIAM:
Harvey Brewer, Jr., seeks to appeal the district court's orders denying relief on his 28 U.S.C. § 2255 (2000) motion and his Fed.R.Civ.P. 59(e) motion for reconsideration. The orders are not appealable unless a circuit justice or judge issues a certificate of appealability. 28 U.S.C. § 2253(c)(1) (2000). 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) (2000). 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 Brewer has not made the requisite showing. Accordingly, although we grant Brewer's motion to amend his informal brief, 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 the court and argument would not aid the decisional process.
DISMISSED.