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United States v. Rockett, 4th Cir. (2010)
United States v. Rockett, 4th Cir. (2010)
No. 10-6961
Appeal from the United States District Court for the Eastern
District of Virginia, at Norfolk.
Mark S. Davis, District
Judge. (2:05-cr-00135-WDK-JEB-1; 2:07-cv-00336-WDK)
Submitted:
Decided:
PER CURIAM:
James
Rockett,
III,
seeks
to
appeal
the
district
28
U.S.C.A.
2255
circuit
justice
appealability.
369
F.3d
or
(West
Supp.
2010)
motion,
and
issues
certificate
of
363,
369
(4th
Cir.
2004).
certificate
of
28 U.S.C. 2253(c)(2)
prisoner
satisfies
this
jurists
would
reasonable
standard
find
by
that
demonstrating
the
district
that
courts
relief
demonstrate
both
on
procedural
that
the
grounds,
dispositive
the
prisoner
procedural
ruling
must
is
have
independently
reviewed
the
and
conclude
Accordingly, we
that
informal
brief
as
an
application
to
file
second
or
by
by
due
diligence,
clear
and
that
convincing
would
be
evidence
sufficient
that,
but
to
for
movant
guilty
of
the
offense;
or
(2)
new
rule
of
Rocketts
claims
do
not
satisfy
28 U.S.C.A.
either
of
these
2255 motion.
Finally, we deny Rocketts motion to seal and motion
to subpoena or submit witness statements.