James Wallace Fox v. Brick Tripp

Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit.

James Wallace Fox, a District of Columbia Code offender, seeks to appeal the district court’s order denying relief on his 28 U.S.C. § 2241 (2012) petition. The order is not appealable unless a circuit justice or judge issues a certificate of appealability. See 28 U.S.C. § 2253(c)(1)(A) (2012); Wilson v. U.S. Parole Comm’n, 652 F.3d 348, 351-52 (3d Cir. 2011); Madley v. U.S. Parole Comm’n, 278 F.3d 1306, 1308 (D.C. Cir. 2002).

A certificate of appealability will not issue absent “a substantial showing of the denial of a…