Case Name: UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Gregory Todd HARRELL, Defendant-Appellant
Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 2003-11-20
Citations: 81 F. App'x 762
Docket Number: No. 03-7167
Parties: UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Gregory Todd HARRELL, Defendant-Appellant.
Judges: 
Reporter: West's Federal Appendix
Volume: 81
Pages: 762–763

Head Matter:
UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Gregory Todd HARRELL, Defendant-Appellant.
No. 03-7167.
United States Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit.
Submitted Nov. 6, 2003.
Decided Nov. 20, 2003.
Gregory Todd Harrell, pro se. Karen Breeding Peters, Assistant United States Attorney, Roanoke, Virginia, for Appellee.
Before WIDENER, MICHAEL, and TRAXLER, Circuit Judges.
Affirmed and authorization denied by unpublished per curiam opinion.
Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit. See Local Rule 36(c).

Opinion:
OPINION
PER CURIAM.
Gregory Todd Harrell seeks to appeal the district court's order dismissing his Fed.R.Civ.P. 60(b) motion. The district court, pursuant to our decision in United States v. Winestock, 340 F.3d 200, 206 (4th Cir.), cert. denied, — U.S. —, 124 S.Ct. 496, — L.Ed.2d — (2000), construed Harrell's pleading as a motion filed under 28 U.S.C. § 2255 (2000), and dismissed the motion as successive, noting that Harrell had not obtained authorization from this court to file such a motion. We have independently reviewed the record and affirm the district court's judgment.
Additionally, we construe Harrell's notice of appeal and informal brief on appeal as an application to file a second or successive motion to vacate under 28 U.S.C. § 2255. See Winestock, 340 F.3d at 208. In order to obtain authorization to file a successive § 2255 motion, a movant must assert claims based on either: (1) a new rule of constitutional law, previously unavailable, made retroactive by the Supreme Court to cases on collateral review; or (2) newly discovered evidence that would be sufficient to establish by clear and convincing evidence that no reasonable factfinder would have found the movant guilty of the offense. 28 U.S.C. § 2244(b)(3)(C), 2255 If 8 (2000). Harrell's claims do not satisfy either of these conditions. Therefore, we decline to authorize Harrell to file a successive § 2255 motion. We dispense with oral argument because the facts and legal contentions are adequately presented in the materials before the court and argument would not aid the decisional process.
AFFIRMED AND AUTHORIZATION DENIED