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Freeman v. Pearson

United States Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit
Oct 17, 2007
251 F. App'x 216 (4th Cir. 2007)

Opinion

No. 07-7074.

Submitted: October 11, 2007.

Decided: October 17, 2007.

Appeal from the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia, at Alexandria. Leonie M. Brinkema, District Judge. (1:07-cv-00080-LMB).

Reginald Freeman, Sr., Appellant Pro Se. Benjamin Hyman Katz, Office of the Attorney General of Virginia, Richmond, Virginia, for Appellee.

Before MICHAEL and SHEDD, Circuit Judges, and HAMILTON, Senior Circuit Judge.

Dismissed by unpublished PER CURIAM opinion.

Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit.


Reginald Freeman, Sr., seeks to appeal the district court's order denying relief on his 28 U.S.C. § 2254 (2000) petition. 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 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 Freeman 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.


Summaries of

Freeman v. Pearson

United States Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit
Oct 17, 2007
251 F. App'x 216 (4th Cir. 2007)
Case details for

Freeman v. Pearson

Case Details

Full title:Reginald FREEMAN, Sr., Petitioner-Appellant, v. Eddie L. PEARSON, Warden…

Court:United States Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit

Date published: Oct 17, 2007

Citations

251 F. App'x 216 (4th Cir. 2007)