United States v. Harrison

UNPUBLISHED UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT No. 02-7238 UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Plaintiff - Appellee, versus CARL HARRISON, Defendant - Appellant. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Southern District of West Virginia, at Charleston. Charles H. Haden II, District Judge. (CR-97-143, CA-00-792) Submitted: October 9, 2002 Decided: February 3, 2003 Before NIEMEYER, WILLIAMS, and MICHAEL, Circuit Judges. Dismissed by unpublished per curiam opinion. Carl Harrison, Appellant Pro Se. Michael Lee Keller, OFFICE OF THE UNITED STATES ATTORNEY, Charleston, West Virginia, for Appellee. Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit. See Local Rule 36(c). PER CURIAM: Carl Harrison appeals the district court’s order denying his Fed. R. Civ. P. 60(b) motion for reconsideration of a previous order denying his 28 U.S.C. § 2255 motion. Because Harrison only raises claims that are identical to those raised in his first habeas petition or that could have been raised in that petition, Harrison’s Rule 60(b) motion was actually a successive habeas petition under 28 U.S.C. § 2255. As the district court stated in denying Harrison’s motion, Harrison failed to comply with the statutory procedures governing successive petitions. See United States v. Harrison, Criminal No: 2:97-00143-04 (S.D. W.Va. July 24, 2002). We agree. Harrison is not entitled to a certificate of appealability from this determination because he cannot make “a substantial showing of the denial of a constitutional right.” 28 U.S.C. § 2253(c)(2). See also Slack v. McDaniel, 529 U.S. 473 (2000). Accordingly, we deny a certificate of appealability, deny leave to proceed in forma pauperis, and dismiss the appeal. See 28 U.S.C. § 2253(c). 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