Cox v. United States

Petitioner-Appellant Clinton D. Cox, a federal prisoner acting pro se, moves for Certificates of Appealability (“COAs”) in support of his appeal from the denial by the United States District Court for the District of Connecticut (Thompson, J.) of his petition under 28 U.S.C. § 2255 for a writ of habeas corpus overturning his conviction on federal narcotics charges. The first question we face is whether this court has appellate jurisdiction, which turns on whether Cox’s appeal is taken from a “final decision! ] of the district court! ]•” 28 U.S.C. § 1291. If that question is answered in the…