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U.S. v. Gasca

United States Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit
Oct 22, 2009
334 F. App'x 540 (4th Cir. 2009)

Opinion

No. 09-7547.

Submitted: October 15, 2009.

Decided: October 22, 2009.

Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of Maryland, at Baltimore. Andre M. Davis, District Judge. (1:06-cr-00542-AMD-5; 1:09-cv-01373-AMD).

Enrique Najera Gasca, Appellant Pro Se. Kwame Jangha Manley, Assistant United States Attorney, Baltimore, Maryland, for Appellee.

Before SHEDD, DUNCAN, and AGEE, Circuit Judges.


Dismissed by unpublished PER CURIAM opinion.

Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit.


Enrique Najera Gasca seeks to appeal the district court's order denying relief on his 28 U.S.C.A. § 2255 (West Supp. 2009) motion. The order is not appealable unless a circuit justice or judge issues a certificate of appealability. 28 U.S.C. § 2253(c)(1) (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). 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 Gasca 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. Gasca

United States Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit
Oct 22, 2009
334 F. App'x 540 (4th Cir. 2009)
Case details for

U.S. v. Gasca

Case Details

Full title:UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Enrique Najera GASCA…

Court:United States Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit

Date published: Oct 22, 2009

Citations

334 F. App'x 540 (4th Cir. 2009)