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U.S. v. France

United States Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit
Sep 21, 2011
446 F. App'x 659 (4th Cir. 2011)

Opinion

No. 10-7762

09-21-2011

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Plaintiff - Appellee, v. TRAVIS NATHANIEL FRANCE, Defendant - Appellant.

Travis Nathaniel France, Appellant Pro Se. Zachary T. Lee, Assistant United States Attorney, Abingdon, Virginia, for Appellee.


UNPUBLISHED

Appeal from the United States District Court for the Western District of Virginia, at Abingdon. James P. Jones, District Judge. (1:09-cr-00006-jpj-1; 1:10-cv-80298-jpj-mfu)

Before WILKINSON, KEENAN, and WYNN, Circuit Judges.

Dismissed by unpublished per curiam opinion.

Travis Nathaniel France, Appellant Pro Se. Zachary T. Lee, Assistant United States Attorney, Abingdon, Virginia, for Appellee.

Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit.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

Travis Nathaniel France seeks to appeal the district court's order denying relief on his 28 U.S.C.A. § 2255 (West Supp. 2011) motion. The order is not appealable unless a circuit justice or judge issues a certificate of appealability. 28 U.S.C. § 2253(c)(1)(B) (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 motion 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 France 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

U.S. v. France

United States Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit
Sep 21, 2011
446 F. App'x 659 (4th Cir. 2011)
Case details for

U.S. v. France

Case Details

Full title:UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. TRAVIS NATHANIEL FRANCE…

Court:United States Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit

Date published: Sep 21, 2011

Citations

446 F. App'x 659 (4th Cir. 2011)

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