U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit, 2004

Siracusa v. Lee

Siracusa v. Lee
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · Decided August 16, 2004 · Motz, Gregory, Hamilton
104 F. App'x 339

Siracusa v. Lee

Opinion

PER CURIAM.

Sal Bart Siracusa has filed a motion for a certificate of appealability to appeal the district court’s denial of his 28 U.S.C. § 2254 (2000) petition. A certificate of appealability will not issue for claims addressed by a district court 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. See Miller-El v. Cockrell, 537 U.S. 322, 336, 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 (4th Cir. 2001). We have independently reviewed the record and conclude that Siracusa has not made the requisite showing. Accordingly, we deny a certificate of appealability and dismiss the appeal. We dispense with oral argument because the facts and legal contentions are *340 adequately presented in the materials before the court and argument would not aid the decisional process.

DISMISSED

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