Case Name: UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Larry Antron FRIDIE, Defendant-Appellant
Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 2017-04-04
Citations: 683 F. App'x 264
Docket Number: No. 16-7093
Parties: UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Larry Antron FRIDIE, Defendant-Appellant.
Judges: Before NIEMEYER, SHEDD, and HARRIS, Circuit Judges. . .
Reporter: West's Federal Appendix
Volume: 683
Pages: 264–265

Head Matter:
UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Larry Antron FRIDIE, Defendant-Appellant.
No. 16-7093
United States Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit.
Submitted: March 23, 2017
Decided: April 4, 2017
Larry Antron Fridie, Appellant Pro Se.
Alan Lance Crick, Assistant United States Attorney, Greenville, South Carolina, for Appellee.
Before NIEMEYER, SHEDD, and HARRIS, Circuit Judges. . .

Opinion:
Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit.
PER CURIAM:
Larry Antron Fridie seeks to appeal the district court's orders denying relief on his 28 U.S.C. § 2255 (2012) motion and denying his motion for reconsideration. The orders are not appealable unless a circuit justice or judge issues a certificate of ap-pealability. 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 Fridie 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