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Sigley v. McBride

United States Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit
Aug 27, 2008
290 F. App'x 578 (4th Cir. 2008)

Opinion

No. 08-7162.

Submitted: August 21, 2008.

Decided: August 27, 2008.

Appeal from the United States District Court for the Northern District of West Virginia, at Martinsburg. John Preston Bailey, Chief District Judge. (3:07-cv-00076-JPB-JSK).

James E. Sigley, Appellant Pro Se. Dawn Ellen Warfield, Deputy Attorney General, Office of the Attorney General of West Virginia, Charleston, West Virginia, for Appellee.

Before WILLIAMS, Chief Judge, and KING and DUNCAN, Circuit Judges.

Dismissed by unpublished PER CURIAM opinion.

Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit.


James E. Sigley seeks to appeal the district court's order accepting the recommendation of the magistrate judge and 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 Sigley has not made the requisite showing. Accordingly, we deny his motion for 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

Sigley v. McBride

United States Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit
Aug 27, 2008
290 F. App'x 578 (4th Cir. 2008)
Case details for

Sigley v. McBride

Case Details

Full title:James E. SIGLEY, Petitioner-Appellant, v. Thomas MCBRIDE, Warden…

Court:United States Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit

Date published: Aug 27, 2008

Citations

290 F. App'x 578 (4th Cir. 2008)

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