Case Name: UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Theron Jermaine THOMPSON, a/k/a Freak, Defendant-Appellant
Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 2017-09-28
Citations: 697 F. App'x 780
Docket Number: No. 17-6639
Parties: UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Theron Jermaine THOMPSON, a/k/a Freak, Defendant-Appellant.
Judges: Before NIEMEYER and TRAXLER, Circuit Judges, and HAMILTON, Senior Circuit Judge.
Reporter: West's Federal Appendix
Volume: 697
Pages: 780–781

Head Matter:
UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Theron Jermaine THOMPSON, a/k/a Freak, Defendant-Appellant.
No. 17-6639
United States Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit.
Submitted: September 26, 2017
Decided: September 28, 2017
Theron Jermaine Thompson, Appellant Pro Se. Joshua Bryan Royster, OFFICE OF THE UNITED STATES ATTORNEY, Raleigh, North Carolina, for Appel-lee.
Before NIEMEYER and TRAXLER, Circuit Judges, and HAMILTON, Senior Circuit Judge.

Opinion:
Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit.
PER CURIAM:
Theron Jermaine Thompson appeals from the district court's order denying his motion to amend/correct his presentence report in the underlying criminal proceeding. To the extent that Thompson's pleading was construed as a 28 U.S.C. § 2255 (2012) motion, the district court's order is not appealable unless a circuit justice or judge issues a certifícate of appealability. 28 U.S.C. § 2253(c)(1)(B) (2012). A certifí-cate 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 Thompson has not made the requisite showing. Accordingly, we deny a certificate of appealability and dismiss this portion of the appeal.
To the extent Thompson's motion was construed as a petition under 28 U.S.C. § 2241 (2012), or as a motion under either Fed. R. Crim. P. 32 or Fed. R. Crim. P. 36, we have reviewed the record and the district court's opinion and find no reversible error. Accordingly, we affirm this portion of the order for the reasons stated by the district court. United States v. Thompson, Nos. 4:08-cr-00004-FL-1; 4:11-cv-00074-FL (E.D.N.C. May 2, 2017).
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 IN PART; AFFIRMED IN PART