Louis Perez v. William Stephens, Director

In this 28 U.S.C., § 2254 death penalty case, Perez appeals the March 27, 2012, dismissal (“March 2012 Judgment”) of his habeas petition and application for a Certificate of Appealability (“COA”). Although Perez failed to file a notice of appeal within 30 days of the judgment as required by Federal Rule of Appellate Procedure (“FRAP”) 4(a)(1), in its most recent ruling in this case, the district court reopened the time to appeal pursuant to FRAP 4(a)(6), and Perez filed an appeal of the March 2012 Judgment following that *278order. In Perez’s previous appeal of the same ruling,' we held, in part,…