Legal Opinion

Franklin Dover v. Warden John Palmer

District Court, D. South Carolina

Decided April 17, 2026No. 9:25-cv-02574Unknown

1Opinion

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT DISTRICT OF SOUTH CAROLINA Franklin Dover, C/A No. 9:25-cv-2574-JFA-MHC Petitioner, vs. OPINION AND ORDER Warden John Palmer, Respondent. This matter is before the Court on Petitioner’s “Request for Certificate of Appealability.” (ECF No. 43). Petitioner is requesting a certificate of appealability to allow an appeal of this court’s prior order dated March 2, 2026, wherein the court dismissed Petitioner’s request for habeas corpus relief under 28 U.S.C. § 2254. (ECF No. 40). This order clearly held that a “certificate of appealability is denied because…

2Cases cited8 opinions

  1. Slack v. McDanielSupreme Court of the United States · 2000
  2. Miller-El v. CockrellSupreme Court of the United States · 2003
  3. Rose v. LeeCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 2001
  4. Pacific Insurance Company v. American National Fire Insurance Company, Rail Link, IncorporatedCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1998
  5. Sherwood L. Hill v. D. A. Braxton, Buckingham Correctional CenterCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 2002

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