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Wright v. Jackson

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT
Jan 3, 2013
502 F. App'x 339 (4th Cir. 2013)

Opinion

No. 12-7480

01-03-2013

TERRENCE LEROY WRIGHT, a/k/a Terrence Wright El, Petitioner - Appellant, v. BUTCH JACKSON, Respondent - Appellee.

Terrence Leroy Wright, Appellant Pro Se.


UNPUBLISHED

Appeal from the United States District Court for the Western
District of North Carolina, at Bryson City. Robert J. Conrad,
Jr., Chief District Judge. (2:12-cv-00006-RJC)
Before AGEE, KEENAN, and FLOYD, Circuit Judges. Dismissed by unpublished per curiam opinion. Terrence Leroy Wright, Appellant Pro Se. Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit. PER CURIAM:

Terrence Leroy Wright seeks to appeal the district court's order denying relief on his 28 U.S.C. § 2254 (2006) petition. The order is not appealable unless a circuit justice or judge issues a certificate of appealability. See 28 U.S.C. § 2253(c)(1)(A) (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 the district court denies relief on the merits, a prisoner satisfies this standard by demonstrating that reasonable jurists would find that the district court's assessment of the constitutional claims is debatable or wrong. Slack v. McDaniel, 529 U.S. 473, 484 (2000); see Miller-El v. Cockrell, 537 U.S. 322, 336-38 (2003). When the district court denies relief on procedural grounds, the prisoner must demonstrate both that the dispositive procedural ruling is debatable, and that the petition states a debatable claim of the denial of a constitutional right. Slack, 529 U.S. at 484-85.

We have independently reviewed the record and conclude that Wright has not made the requisite showing. Accordingly, we deny Wright's motion for 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


Summaries of

Wright v. Jackson

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT
Jan 3, 2013
502 F. App'x 339 (4th Cir. 2013)
Case details for

Wright v. Jackson

Case Details

Full title:TERRENCE LEROY WRIGHT, a/k/a Terrence Wright El, Petitioner - Appellant…

Court:UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT

Date published: Jan 3, 2013

Citations

502 F. App'x 339 (4th Cir. 2013)

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