Hurick v. Woods

ORDER

Dale Allen Hurick, a pro se Michigan prisoner, appeals from the district court’s denial of his 28 U.S.C. § 2254 petition for a writ of habeas corpus. He seeks a certificate of appealability (“COA”) from this court and moves for reconsideration of the denial of his motion for leave to obtain discovery.

In 2009, a jury convicted Hurick of first-degree premeditated murder, and the court sentenced him to life in prison without parole. People v. Hurick, No. 295538, 2011 WL 521189, at *1 (Mich. Ct. App. Feb. 15, 2011). The conviction arose from the fatal beating of Jason Watson. Watson and Hurick…