United States v. Bell

ORDER DENYING CERTIFICATE OF APPEALABILITY

HARRIS L. HARTZ, Circuit Judge.

Defendant Carolyn Ann Bell filed a motion for relief under 28 U.S.C. § 2255 in the United States District Court for the Western District of Oklahoma. The court denied the motion and denied Defendant’s request for a certificate of appealability (COA). See 28 U.S.C. § 2253(c)(1)(B) (requiring COA to appeal denial of § 2255 relief). Defendant seeks a COA from this court. We grant her motion to proceed in forma pauperis but deny the application for a COA and dismiss the appeal because she waived her right to pursue a…