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Peyton v. Clarke

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT
Apr 26, 2012
472 F. App'x 251 (4th Cir. 2012)

Opinion

No. 12-6202

04-26-2012

JACOB DOUGLAS PEYTON, IV, Petitioner - Appellant, v. HAROLD CLARKE, Director, Dept. of Corrections, Respondent - Appellee.

Jacob Douglas Peyton, IV, Appellant Pro Se.


UNPUBLISHED

Appeal from the United States District Court for the Western District of Virginia, at Roanoke. Glen E. Conrad, Chief District Judge. (7:11-cv-00566-GEC-RSB)

Before NIEMEYER, SHEDD, and FLOYD, Circuit Judges.

Dismissed by unpublished per curiam opinion.

Jacob Douglas Peyton, IV, Appellant Pro Se.

Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit. PER CURIAM:

Jacob Douglas Peyton, IV, seeks to appeal the district court's order dismissing his 28 U.S.C. § 2254 (2006) petition as untimely filed. 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 Peyton 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 the court and argument would not aid the decisional process.

DISMISSED


Summaries of

Peyton v. Clarke

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT
Apr 26, 2012
472 F. App'x 251 (4th Cir. 2012)
Case details for

Peyton v. Clarke

Case Details

Full title:JACOB DOUGLAS PEYTON, IV, Petitioner - Appellant, v. HAROLD CLARKE…

Court:UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT

Date published: Apr 26, 2012

Citations

472 F. App'x 251 (4th Cir. 2012)