Case Name: Larry WILLIAMS, Petitioner-Appellant, v. WARDEN, McCORMICK CORRECTIONAL INSTITUTION, Respondent-Appellee, and Carolyn F. Williams; Gordon Jenkinson; Mr. Shuler, Respondents
Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 2015-01-27
Citations: 590 F. App'x 287
Docket Number: No. 14-7661
Parties: Larry WILLIAMS, Petitioner-Appellant, v. WARDEN, McCORMICK CORRECTIONAL INSTITUTION, Respondent-Appellee, and Carolyn F. Williams; Gordon Jenkinson; Mr. Shuler, Respondents.
Judges: Before SHEDD, KEENAN, and DIAZ, Circuit Judges.
Reporter: West's Federal Appendix
Volume: 590
Pages: 287–287

Head Matter:
Larry WILLIAMS, Petitioner-Appellant, v. WARDEN, McCORMICK CORRECTIONAL INSTITUTION, Respondent-Appellee, and Carolyn F. Williams; Gordon Jenkinson; Mr. Shuler, Respondents.
No. 14-7661.
United States Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit.
Submitted: Jan. 22, 2015.
Decided: Jan. 27, 2015.
Larry Williams, Appellant Pro Se.
Before SHEDD, KEENAN, and DIAZ, Circuit Judges.

Opinion:
Dismissed by unpublished PER CURIAM opinion.
Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit.
PER CURIAM:
Larry Williams seeks to appeal the district court's order accepting the recommendation of the magistrate judge and denying relief on his successive 28 U.S.C. § 2254 (2012) petition. The order is not appealable unless a circuit justice or judge issues a certificate of appealability. 28 U.S.C. § 2253(c)(1)(A) (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 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 Williams has not made the requisite showing. Accordingly, 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 this court and argument would not aid the decisional process.
DISMISSED.