
    James Elliott PRICE, Sr., Petitioner-Appellant, v. Derrick WADSWORTH, Superintendent, Respondent-Appellee.
    No. 03-6419.
    United States Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit.
    Submitted June 4, 2003.
    Decided July 2, 2003.
    James Elliott Price, Sr., Appellant Pro Se. Clarence Joe DelForge, III, Office of the Attorney General of North Carolina, Raleigh, North Carolina, for Appellee.
    Before MICHAEL, MOTZ, and KING, Circuit Judges.
    Dismissed by unpublished PER CURIAM opinion.
   PER CURIAM.

James Elliott Price, Sr., a state prisoner, seeks to appeal from the district court’s order denying relief on his petition filed under 28 U.S.C. § 2254 (2000). This court may only grant a certificate of appealability if the appellant makes a substantial showing of the denial of a constitutional right. 28 U.S.C. § 2253(c)(2) (2000). We have independently reviewed the record and conclude Price has not made a substantial showing of the denial of a constitutional right. See Miller-El v. Cockrell, 537 U.S. 322, 123 S.Ct. 1029, 154 L.Ed.2d 931 (2003). 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 the court and argument would not aid the decisional process.

DISMISSED.  