Legal Opinion

Cofske v. United States

District Court, D. Massachusetts

Decided April 20, 2001No. CIV. A. 99-40162-NMGPublishedCited by 2 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

MEMORANDUM & ORDER

GORTON, District Judge.

Pending before this Court is the pro se application of the Petitioner, Randall Cofske (“Cofske”), for issuance of a Certificate of Appealability (“COA”). Cofske filed his original petition to vacate, set aside or correct his sentence under 28 U.S.C. § 2255 on September 21, 1999, and that petition was denied by this Court on May 18, 2000. On May 25, 2000, Cofske filed a Motion to Reconsider and that motion was denied by this Court on August 18, 2000.

Cofske then attempted to appeal directly to the United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit. The…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
  2. Barefoot v. EstelleSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
  3. United States v. Clinton HowardCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1993
  4. Smith v. United StatesDistrict Court, D. Massachusetts · 1997

3Cited by2 opinions

  1. Cofske v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 2002
  2. Brown v. United StatesDistrict Court, E.D. Michigan · 2002

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