United States v. Flood

PAUL KELLY, JR., Circuit Judge.

Frances M. Flood, a federal inmate, sought a certificate of appealability (COA) from this court to appeal the denial of her 28 U.S.C. § 2255 motion. We granted a COA on two issues: 1) whether Ms. Flood’s trial counsel labored under a conflict of interest that deprived her of effective assistance of counsel; and 2) whether the district court erred in denying Ms. Flood’s motions for an evidentiary hearing, discovery, and judicial notice. Exercising our jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. §§ 1291 and 2255(d), we now affirm the district court’s denial of Ms. Flood’s § 2255…