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United States v. Bernard Gibson, SR., 4th Cir. (2011)
United States v. Bernard Gibson, SR., 4th Cir. (2011)
No. 11-6963
Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of
Maryland, at Greenbelt.
Peter J. Messitte, Senior District
Judge. (8:94-cr-00454-PJM-2)
Submitted:
Decided:
PER CURIAM:
Bernard
Gibson,
Sr.,
seeks
to
appeal
the
district
and
unauthorized
2255
motion,
see
28
U.S.C.
2255(h); In re Vial, 115 F.3d 1192, 1194 (4th Cir. 1997), the
district court was obligated to dismiss the motion, see United
States v. Winestock, 340 F.3d 200, 205 (4th Cir. 2003), and the
order is not appealable unless a circuit justice or judge issues
a certificate of appealability.
on
the
demonstrating
district
debatable
merits,
that
courts
or
prisoner
reasonable
assessment
wrong.
Slack
satisfies
jurists
this
would
of
the
v.
McDaniel,
standard
find
constitutional
529
U.S.
by
that
the
claims
is
473,
484
is
debatable,
and
that
the
motion
states
debatable
at
the
484-85.
conclude
We
that
have
Gibson
independently
has
not
made
reviewed
the
record
requisite
and
showing.
the
court
and
argument
would
not
aid
the
decisional
process.
DISMISSED