Legal Opinion

United States v. Koumbairia

District Court, District of Columbia

Decided April 15, 2014No. Criminal No. 2008-0213Published

1Opinion of the Court

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, v. Criminal Action No. 08-213 (JDB) NAIBEYE KOUMBAIRIA, Civil Action No. 13-743 (JDB) (D.C. Cir. No. 14-3019) Defendant. ORDER Petitioner Naibeye Koumbairia seeks a Certificate of Appealability (“COA”) of [305] this Court’s February 21, 2014 Order denying his motion under

28 U.S.C. § 2255

to vacate, set aside, or correct his sentence.1 Congress has restricted prisoner appeals from denials of section 2255 applications by limiting the availability of COAs to situations where “the applicant has made a substantial…

2Cases cited11 opinions

Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
Slack v. McDanielSupreme Court of the United States · 2000
Barefoot v. EstelleSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
Tennard v. Dretke, Director, Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Correctional Institutions DivisionSupreme Court of the United States · 2004
United States v. Mitchell, Dennis L.Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 2000

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