United States v. Duran

ORDER DENYING CERTIFICATE OF APPEALABILITY *

JEROME A. HOLMES, Circuit Judge.

James Duran, a federal prisoner proceeding pro se, 1 seeks to appeal from the district court’s denial of his Fed.R.Civ.P. (“Rule”) 60(b) motion that sought reconsideration of his previously denied motion under 28 U.S.C. § 2255. Mr. Duran requests a certificate of appealability (“COA”) and leave to proceed in forma pauperis (“IFP”) on appeal. For the reasons stated below, we DENY Mr. Duran’s request for a COA, DENY Mr. Duran’s motion to proceed IFP, and DISMISS this matter.

I. BACKGROUND

Following a jury trial, Mr. Duran…