Case Name: UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Rony JOSEPH, a/k/a Joseph Rony, a/k/a Castro, Defendant-Appellant
Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 2007-06-26
Citations: 231 F. App'x 227
Docket Number: No. 06-7984
Parties: UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Rony JOSEPH, a/k/a Joseph Rony, a/k/a Castro, Defendant-Appellant.
Judges: Before NIEMEYER, WILLIAMS, and SHEDD, Circuit Judges.
Reporter: West's Federal Appendix
Volume: 231
Pages: 227–228

Head Matter:
UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Rony JOSEPH, a/k/a Joseph Rony, a/k/a Castro, Defendant-Appellant.
No. 06-7984.
United States Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit.
Submitted: June 21, 2007.
Decided: June 26, 2007.
Rony Joseph, Appellant Pro Se. Rudolf A. Renfer, Jr., Assistant United States Attorney, Raleigh, North Carolina, for Appellee.
Before NIEMEYER, WILLIAMS, and SHEDD, Circuit Judges.
Dismissed by unpublished PER CURIAM opinion.
Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit.

Opinion:
PER CURIAM:
Rony Joseph seeks to appeal the district court's order denying relief on his 28 U.S.C. § 2255 (2000) motion. The order is not appealable unless a circuit justice or judge issues a certificate of appealability. 28 U.S.C. § 2253(c)(1) (2000). 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) (2000). A prisoner satisfies this standard by demonstrating that reasonable jurists would find that any assessment of the constitutional claims by the district court is debatable or wrong and that any dispositive procedural ruling by the district court is likewise debatable. Miller-El v. Cockrell, 537 U.S. 322, 336-38, 123 S.Ct. 1029, 154 L.Ed.2d 931 (2003); Slack v. McDaniel, 529 U.S. 473, 484, 120 S.Ct. 1595, 146 L.Ed.2d 542 (2000); Rose v. Lee, 252 F.3d 676, 683-84 (4th Cir.2001). We have independently reviewed the record and conclude that Joseph has not made the requisite showing. Accordingly, we deny Joseph's motion for 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 the court and argument would not aid the decisional process.
DISMISSED.