Entsminger v. Virginia Department of Corrections

U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Entsminger v. Virginia Department of Corrections, 164 F. App'x 427 (4th Cir. 2006)

Entsminger v. Virginia Department of Corrections

Opinion

PER CURIAM:

Travis Wayne Entsminger seeks to appeal the district court’s order granting Respondent’s motion for summary judgment and denying relief on Entsminger’s petition filed under 28 U.S.C. § 2254 (2000). 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 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, 336-38, 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 (4th Cir. 2001). We have independently reviewed the record and conclude that Entsminger 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 *428 presented in the materials before the court and argument would not aid the decisional process.

DISMISSED

Reference

Full Case Name
Travis Wayne ENTSMINGER, Petitioner—Appellant, v. VIRGINIA DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS, Respondent—Appellee
Status
Unpublished