U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit, 2013

United States v. Thomas Braddy, Jr.

United States v. Thomas Braddy, Jr.
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · Decided September 27, 2013 · Niemeyer, Thacker, Hamilton
540 F. App'x 183

United States v. Thomas Braddy, Jr.

Opinion

Affirmed in part, dismissed in part by unpublished PER CURIAM opinion.

Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit.

PER CURIAM:

Thomas Monique Braddy, Jr., appeals the district court’s order denying his “Motion for Reconsideration of 28 U.S.C. § 2255 and/or Motion Under Audita Que-rela.” Having reviewed the record, we affirm the district court’s order to the extent it denies Braddy a writ of audita querela. See United States v. Braddy, No. 4:07-cr-00048-RBS-TEM-1 (E.D.Va. July 29, 2013).

The portion of the district court’s order construing Braddy’s petition as an unauthorized successive § 2255 motion and dismissing it for lack of jurisdiction is not appealable unless a circuit justice or judge issues a certificate of appealability. 28 U.S.C. § 2253(c)(1)(B) (2006). 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) (2006). When, as here, the district court denies relief on procedural grounds, the prisoner must demonstrate both that the dispositive procedural ruling is debatable, and that the motion states a debatable claim of the denial of a constitutional right. Slack v. McDaniel, 529 U.S. 473, 484-85, 120 S.Ct. 1595, 146 L.Ed.2d 542 (2000). We have independently reviewed the record and conclude that Brad-dy has not made the requisite showing.

Accordingly, we deny a certificate of appealability, affirm in part, and dismiss in part. We dispense with oral argument because the facts and legal contentions are adequately presented in the materials before this court and argument would not aid the decisional process.

AFFIRMED IN PART; DISMISSED IN PART.

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