UNPUBLISHED

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PER CURIAM.

In these consolidated appeals, Robert Eugene Eason seeks to appeal the district court's order dismissing as untimely his 28 U.S.C. § 2254 (2012) petition (No. 14-7359), and the court's post-judgment order overruling his pleading purported to be objections to the magistrate judge's recommendation (No. 14-7393). The order dismissing Eason's § 2254 petition as untimely is not appealable unless a circuit justice or judge issues a certificate of appealability. 28 U.S.C. § 2253(c)(1)(A) (2012). 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) (2012). When the district court denies relief on procedural grounds, the prisoner must demonstrate both that the dispositive procedural ruling is debatable, and that the petition states a debatable claim of the denial of a constitutional right. Slack v. McDaniel, 529 U.S. 473, 484-85 (2000).

We have independently reviewed the record and conclude that Eason has not made the requisite showing. Accordingly, we deny a certificate of appealability, deny leave to proceed in forma pauperis, and dismiss Eason's appeal of the district court's order dismissing his § 2254 petition as untimely. We affirm the district court's order overruling Eason's objections to the magistrate judge's recommendation because Eason's petition was not referred to a magistrate judge. 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.

No. 14-7359 DISMISSED

No. 14-7393 AFFIRMED