Dubon v. Robinson

U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Dubon v. Robinson, 159 F. App'x 511 (4th Cir. 2005)

Dubon v. Robinson

Opinion

PER CURIAM:

Jose Arnaldo Dubon seeks to appeal the district court’s final order denying relief on his 28 U.S.C. § 2254 (2000) petition and the order denying his Fed.R.Civ.P. 60(b) motion. The orders are 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 both that the district court’s assessment of the constitutional claims is debatable or wrong and that any dispositive procedural rulings by the district court are also debatable or wrong. See Miller-El v. Cockrell, 537 U.S. 322, 336-38, 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 Dubon 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 adequately presented in the materials before the court and argument would not aid the decisional process.

DISMISSED

Reference

Full Case Name
Jose Arnaldo DUBON, Petitioner-Appellant, v. David ROBINSON, Warden, Wallens Ridge State Prison, Respondent-Appellee
Status
Unpublished