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Woodward v. Pearson

United States Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit
Jan 23, 2008
267 F. App'x 214 (4th Cir. 2008)

Opinion

No. 07-7144.

Submitted: January 17, 2008.

Decided: January 23, 2008.

Appeal from the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia, at Richmond. Robert E. Payne, Senior District Judge. (3:06-cv-00637-REP).

John E. Woodward, Appellant Pro Se. Donald Eldridge Jeffrey, III, Office of the Attorney General of Virginia, Richmond, Virginia, for Appellee.

Before TRAXLER, SHEDD, and DUNCAN, Circuit Judges.


Dismissed by unpublished PER CURIAM opinion.

Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit.


John Eben Woodward seeks to appeal the district court's order dismissing as untimely 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 Woodward 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

Woodward v. Pearson

United States Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit
Jan 23, 2008
267 F. App'x 214 (4th Cir. 2008)
Case details for

Woodward v. Pearson

Case Details

Full title:John Eben WOODWARD, Petitioner-Appellant, v. Eddie L. PEARSON, Warden…

Court:United States Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit

Date published: Jan 23, 2008

Citations

267 F. App'x 214 (4th Cir. 2008)