U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit, 2006

United States v. Judd

United States v. Judd
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · Decided September 1, 2006 · Duncan, King, Per Curiam, Shedd
197 F. App'x 246

United States v. Judd

Opinion

PER CURIAM:

Keith Russell Judd seeks to appeal the district court’s judgment affirming the orders of the magistrate judge and dismissing his motion for relief from judgment and motion for enforcement of a pretrial diversion agreement, which the magistrate judge construed as 28 U.S.C. § 2255 (2000) motions. 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 substan *247 tial 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 any assessment of the constitutional claims by the district court is debatable or wrong and that any dispositive procedural ruling by the district court is likewise debatable. 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 that Judd 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

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