Case Name: UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Daquan Tyrek BROWN, a/k/a Scutter, a/k/a Scutter P, a/k/a Keith Martin, Defendant-Appellant
Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 2016-09-07
Citations: 668 F. App'x 492
Docket Number: No. 16-6107
Parties: UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Daquan Tyrek BROWN, a/k/a Scutter, a/k/a Scutter P, a/k/a Keith Martin, Defendant-Appellant.
Judges: Before SHEDD, WYNN, and DIAZ, Circuit Judges.
Reporter: West's Federal Appendix
Volume: 668
Pages: 492–493

Head Matter:
UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Daquan Tyrek BROWN, a/k/a Scutter, a/k/a Scutter P, a/k/a Keith Martin, Defendant-Appellant.
No. 16-6107
United States Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit.
Submitted: August 31, 2016
Decided: September 7, 2016
Daquan Tyrek Brown, Appellant Pro Se. Sean Kittrell, Assistant United States Attorney, Charleston, South Carolina, for Appellee.
Before SHEDD, WYNN, and DIAZ, Circuit Judges.

Opinion:
Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit.
PER CURIAM:
Daquan Tyrek Brown seeks to appeal the district court's order denying relief on his 28 U.S.C. § 2255 (2012) motion. The order is not appealable unless a circuit justice or judge issues a certificate of ap-pealability. 28 U.S.C. § 2258(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 Brown 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