Legal Opinion

Pagan v. United States

Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit

Decided December 23, 2003No. 02-12397PublishedCited by 20 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

HUCK, District Judge:

This case presents the question of whether a petitioner seeking post-conviction relief pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2255 may immediately appeal an order denying bond, a question that has not been directly addressed in this circuit. We hold the collateral order doctrine permits interlocutory review of a bond order in a pending post-conviction relief proceeding, but dismiss the appeal for lack of jurisdiction because Appellant Robert Pagan has failed to obtain a certificate of appealability (“COA”).

Pagan is presently incarcerated in federal prison for armed bank robbery and use…

2Cases cited14 opinions

  1. Miller-El v. CockrellSupreme Court of the United States · 2003
  2. Cohen v. Beneficial Industrial Loan Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1949
  3. Midland Asphalt Corp. v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1989
  4. Pitney Bowes, Inc., Cross-Appellee v. Celina Mestre, Personal Representative of the Estate of Luis Mestre, Deceased, Cross-AppellantCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1983
  5. Steven Guerra v. Edwin Meese, IIICourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1986

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3Cited by20 opinions

  1. James Dwight Thomas v. James CrosbyCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 2004
  2. United States v. FutchCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 2008
  3. United States v. Metsch & Metsch, P.A.Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 2006
  4. Morris Dewayne Green v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 2007
  5. Patrick v. United StatesDistrict Court, D. Massachusetts · 2004

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