United States v. Springer

ORDER DENYING CERTIFICATE OF APPEALABILITY

McHUGH, Circuit Judge.

I. INTRODUCTION

Mr. Springer, a federal prisoner acting without counsel, brought this appeal of the district court’s denial of his motion for collateral relief based on an alleged fraud on the conviction court. 1 The district court resolved the issue on the merits, ruling that Mr. Springer’s fraud-on-the-court claim is frivolous. Mr. Springer’s appeal of that decision raises. questions concerning the intersection of the Antiterrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act’s (AEDPA) rules regarding second or successive collateral attacks…