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    This document is an unpublished opinion from the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit dismissing Cavonza Teasley's appeal of the district court's dismissal of his 28 U.S.C. § 2254 habeas corpus petition as untimely. The appeals court independently reviewed the record and determined that Teasley did not make the requisite showing that reasonable jurists would find the district court's ruling debatable or wrong, so it denied a certificate of appealability, denied leave to proceed in forma pauperis, and dismissed the appeal.

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    This document is an unpublished opinion from the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit dismissing Cavonza Teasley's appeal of the district court's dismissal of his 28 U.S.C. § 2254 habeas corpus petition as untimely. The appeals court independently reviewed the record and determined that Teasley did not make the requisite showing that reasonable jurists would find the district court's ruling debatable or wrong, so it denied a certificate of appealability, denied leave to proceed in forma pauperis, and dismissed the appeal.

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    Filed: 2014-04-01 Precedential Status: Non-Precedential Docket: 13-7840

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    This document is an unpublished opinion from the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit dismissing Cavonza Teasley's appeal of the district court's dismissal of his 28 U.S.C. § 2254 habeas corpus petition as untimely. The appeals court independently reviewed the record and determined that Teasley did not make the requisite showing that reasonable jurists would find the district court's ruling debatable or wrong, so it denied a certificate of appealability, denied leave to proceed in forma pauperis, and dismissed the appeal.

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    UNPUBLISHED

    UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS


    FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT

    No. 13-7840

    CAVONZA ARVEL TEASLEY,


    Petitioner Appellant,
    v.
    RANDALL MATHENA, Warden,
    Respondent - Appellee.

    Appeal from the United States District Court for the Eastern
    District of Virginia, at Alexandria. Gerald Bruce Lee, District
    Judge. (1:13-cv-00715-GBL-TRJ)

    Submitted:

    March 27, 2014

    Before MOTZ, Circuit


    Circuit Judges.

    Judge,

    Decided:

    and

    HAMILTON

    and

    April 1, 2014

    DAVIS,

    Senior

    Dismissed by unpublished per curiam opinion.

    Cavonza Arvel Teasley, Appellant Pro Se.

    Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit.

    PER CURIAM:
    Cavonza

    Arvel

    Teasley

    seeks

    to

    appeal

    the

    district

    courts order dismissing as untimely his 28 U.S.C. 2254 (2012)


    petition.
    or

    judge

    The order is not appealable unless a circuit justice


    issues

    certificate

    2253(c)(1)(A) (2012).
    issue

    absent

    appealability.

    28

    U.S.C.

    A certificate of appealability will not

    substantial

    constitutional right.

    of

    showing

    of

    the

    denial

    28 U.S.C. 2253(c)(2) (2012).

    of

    When the

    district court denies relief on the merits, a prisoner satisfies


    this

    standard

    by

    demonstrating

    that

    reasonable

    jurists

    would

    find that the district courts assessment of the constitutional


    claims is debatable or wrong.

    Slack v. McDaniel, 529 U.S. 473,

    484

    Cockrell,

    (2000);

    (2003).

    see

    Miller-El

    v.

    537

    U.S.

    322,

    336-38

    When the district court denies relief on procedural

    grounds, the prisoner must demonstrate both that the dispositive


    procedural ruling is debatable, and that the petition 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 Teasley 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 this court and argument would


    not aid the decisional process.

    DISMISSED

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