United States of America v. Richard Arlee Champion

UNPUBLISHED
UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT
No. 22-6529
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,
Plaintiff - Appellee,
v.
RICHARD ARLEE CHAMPION,
Defendant - Appellant.
Appeal from the United States District Court for the Western District of North Carolina, at
Asheville. Martin K. Reidinger, Chief District Judge. (1:17-cr-00046-MR-WCM-5; 1:21-
cv-00018-MR)
Submitted: August 29, 2023 Decided: August 31, 2023
Before KING, AGEE, and BENJAMIN, Circuit Judges.
Dismissed by unpublished per curiam opinion.
Richard Arlee Champion, Appellant Pro Se.
Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit.

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PER CURIAM:
Richard Arlee Champion seeks to appeal the district court’s order dismissing as
untimely his amended 28 U.S.C. § 2255 motion. See Whiteside v. United States, 775 F.3d
180, 182-83 (4th Cir. 2014) (en banc) (explaining that § 2255 motions are subject to one-
year statute of limitations, running from latest of four commencement dates enumerated in
28 U.S.C. § 2255(f)). The order is not appealable unless a circuit justice or judge issues a
certificate of appealability. See 28 U.S.C. § 2253(c)(1)(B). 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). When, as here, the district court denies relief on procedural grounds,
the prisoner must demonstrate both that the dispositive procedural ruling is debatable and
that the motion states a debatable claim of the denial of a constitutional right. Gonzalez v.
Thaler, 565 U.S. 134, 140-41 (2012) (citing Slack v. McDaniel, 529 U.S. 473, 484 (2000)).
We have independently reviewed the record and conclude that Champion has not
made the requisite showing. Accordingly, we deny a certificate of appealability 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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