Case Name: UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Alexander MATTHEWS, Defendant-Appellant
Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 2013-10-08
Citations: 541 F. App'x 320
Docket Number: No. 13-6759
Parties: UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Alexander MATTHEWS, Defendant-Appellant.
Judges: Before NIEMEYER and AGEE, Circuit Judges, and HAMILTON, Senior Circuit Judge.
Reporter: West's Federal Appendix
Volume: 541
Pages: 320–320

Head Matter:
UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Alexander MATTHEWS, Defendant-Appellant.
No. 13-6759.
United States Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit.
Submitted: Sept. 30, 2013.
Decided: Oct. 8, 2013.
Alexander Matthews, Appellant Pro Se. Ryan Scott Faulconer, Office of the United States Attorney, Alexandria, Virginia, for Appellee.
Before NIEMEYER and AGEE, Circuit Judges, and HAMILTON, Senior Circuit Judge.

Opinion:
Dismissed by unpublished PER CURIAM opinion.
Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit.
PER CURIAM:
Alexander Matthews seeks to appeal the district court's order denying relief on his 28 U.S.C.A. § 2255 (West Supp.2013) motion. The order is not appealable unless a circuit justice or judge issues a certificate of appealability. 28 U.S.C. § 2253(c)(1)(B) (2006). 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) (2006). 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 Matthews has not made the requisite showing. Accordingly, we deny a certificate of appealability and dismiss the appeal. We deny Matthews' motions for bail, to certify a question to state court, to introduce district court plain error, to correct a clerical error, and all other outstanding motions. We deny Matthews authorization to proceed in forma pauperis. 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.