# United States v. Brown

> Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · December 27, 2005 · 159 F. App'x 516

URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/cases/8600141

## Case

- **Full name:** United States v. Moretta T. BROWN
- **Court:** Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
- **Decided:** December 27, 2005
- **Citations:** 159 F. App'x 516
- **Precedential status:** Published
- **Opinion:** Opinion of the court
- **Judges:** Hamilton, Michael, Motz
- **Cited by:** 0 later opinions in the Frix Law Library

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## Opinion text

PER CURIAM:
Moretta T. Brown seeks to appeal the district court’s order denying relief on her motion filed under 28 U.S.C. § 2255 (2000). 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 his constitutional claims are debatable and that any dispositive procedural rulings by the district court are also debatable or wrong. See 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 Brown has not made the requisite show *517 ing. 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

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