Zater v. United States
Opinion of the Court
Dismissed by unpublished PER CURIAM opinion.
In these consolidated appeals, Brian Peter Zater seeks to appeal the district court’s orders denying relief on his motion filed under 28 U.S.C. § 2255 (2000).
In No. 02-7658, Zater seeks to appeal the district court’s order adopting the report and recommendation of the magistrate judge and dismissing the portion of his § 2255 motion alleging ineffective assistance of counsel based on counsel’s failure to file a direct appeal. This court may exercise jurisdiction only over final orders, 28 U.S.C. § 1291 (2000), and certain interlocutory and collateral orders, 28 U.S.C. § 1292 (2000); Fed.R.Civ.P. 54(b); Cohen v. Beneficial Indus. Loan Corp., 337 U.S. 541, 69 S.Ct. 1221, 93 L.Ed. 1528 (1949). The order Zater seeks to appeal is neither a final order nor an appealable interlocutory or collateral order. Accordingly, we deny leave to proceed in forma pauperis and dismiss the appeal for lack of jurisdiction.
In No. 03-6273, Zater seeks to appeal the district court’s order dismissing the remainder of Zater’s claims under § 2255. An appeal may not be taken from the final order in a § 2255 proceeding unless a circuit justice or judge issues a certificate of appealability. See 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 his constitutional claims are debatable and that any dispositive procedural rulings by the district court are also debatable or wrong.
DISMISSED.
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- Brian Peter ZATER v. UNITED STATES of America, Defendant-Appellee Brian Peter Zater v. United States
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