Case Name: UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Rodney REEP, a/k/a Dirty Harry, a/k/a Harry, Defendant-Appellant
Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 2018-03-15
Citations: 714 F. App'x 307
Docket Number: No. 17-6880
Parties: UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Rodney REEP, a/k/a Dirty Harry, a/k/a Harry, Defendant-Appellant.
Judges: Before NIEMEYER, KING, and WYNN, Circuit Judges.
Reporter: West's Federal Appendix
Volume: 714
Pages: 307–308

Head Matter:
UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Rodney REEP, a/k/a Dirty Harry, a/k/a Harry, Defendant-Appellant.
No. 17-6880
United States Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit.
Submitted: March 13, 2018
Decided: March 15, 2018
Rodney Reep, Appellant Pro Se, Andrew Curtis Bosse, Assistant United States Attorney, John Farrell Butler, Joseph Kosky, Norfolk, Virginia, Eric Matthew Hurt, Assistant United States Attorney, OFFICE OF THE UNITED STATES ATTORNEY, Newport News, Virginia, for Appellee.
Before NIEMEYER, KING, and WYNN, Circuit Judges.

Opinion:
Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit.
PER CURIAM:
Rodney Reep seeks to appeal the district court's order dismissing as untimely his 28 U.S.C. § 2255 (2012) motion. The order is not appealable unless a circuit justice or judge issues a certifícate 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 Reep has not made the requisite showing. Accordingly, we deny a certificate of appealability, deny leave to proceed in forma pauperis, 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