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UNPUBLISHED UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT No. 07-7292 HENRY LEWIS ASTROP, Petitioner - Appellant, versus BRUNSWICK, Respondent - Appellee. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia, at Richmond. Henry E. Hudson, District Judge. (3:07-cv-00302-HEH) Submitted: February 12, 2008 Decided: February 21, 2008 Before WILKINSON and MICHAEL, Circuit Judges, and HAMILTON, Senior Circuit Judge. Dismissed by unpublished per curiam opinion. Henry Lewis Astrop, Appellant Pro Se. Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit. PER CURIAM: Henry Lewis Astrop seeks to appeal the district court’s order dismissing without prejudice 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 (2003); Slack v. McDaniel,
529 U.S. 473, 484 (2000); Rose v. Lee,
252 F.3d 676, 683-84 (4th Cir. 2001). We have independently reviewed the record and conclude that Astrop has not made the requisite showing. Accordingly, we deny a certificate of appealability, deny leave to proceed in forma pauperis, 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 - 2 -
Document Info
Docket Number: 07-7292
Citation Numbers: 266 F. App'x 269
Judges: Hamilton, Michael, Per Curiam, Wilkinson
Filed Date: 2/21/2008
Precedential Status: Non-Precedential
Modified Date: 8/7/2023