Negron v. Secretary, Florida Department of Corrections

Carlos Juan Negron, a Florida prisoner proceeding pro se, appeals from the denial of his pro se motion to alter or amend the judgment under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 59(e). We granted Negron a certificate of appealability (COA) on one issue: whether the district court abused its discretion by denying Negron’s motion to alter or amend the dismissal of his 28 U.S.C. § 2254 petition as time-barred. After review of the record and the parties’ briefs, we affirm.

I. DISCUSSION

A COA

Initially, we consider whether the COA was defective under 28 U.S.C. § 2253(c), in light of Spencer v. United…