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Juan Carlos Flores seeks to appeal the district court’s order denying relief on his 28 U.S.C. § 2254 (2012) petition and dismissing without prejudice for failure to comply with a prior order directing him to pay a required filing fee or file an in forma pauperis application. * The order is not appealable unless a circuit justice or judge issues a certificate of appealability. 28 U.S.C. § 2253(c)(1)(A) (2012). We have independently reviewed the record and conclude that Flores has not made the requisite showing. Accordingly, we deny a certificate of appealability, deny leave to proceed in forma pauperis, and dismiss the appeal. 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.

DISMISSED