Case Name: UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Alan B. FABIAN, Defendant-Appellant
Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 2015-10-02
Citations: 616 F. App'x 641
Docket Number: No. 15-6723
Parties: UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Alan B. FABIAN, Defendant-Appellant.
Judges: Before KING, SHEDD, and WYNN, Circuit Judges.
Reporter: West's Federal Appendix
Volume: 616
Pages: 641–642

Head Matter:
UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Alan B. FABIAN, Defendant-Appellant.
No. 15-6723.
United States Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit.
Submitted: Sept. 29, 2015.
Decided: Oct. 2, 2015.
Alan B. Fabian, Appellant Pro Se. Martin Joseph Clarke, Assistant United States Attorney, Baltimore, Maryland, for Appel-lee.
Before KING, SHEDD, and WYNN, Circuit Judges.

Opinion:
Dismissed by unpublished PER CURIAM opinion.
Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit.
PER CURIAM:
Alan B. Fabian appeals from the district court's orders denying his motions for relief pursuant to Fed.R.Civ.P. 60, for appointment of counsel, for recusal of the United States Attorney's Office, for sanctions pursuant to Fed.R.Civ.P. 11(c), for summary judgment, and for reconsideration of the above orders pursuant to Fed. R.Civ.P. 59(e). The district court's orders are not appealable unless a circuit justice or judge issues a certificate of appealability. 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 Fabian 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.