In Re Jones

ORDER

Curtis Jones is a Michigan prisoner serving a life sentence for second-degree murder. He has moved the court for authorization to file a second or successive habeas petition raising two claims: (1) that changes to Michigan’s parole system since his conviction constitute an unconstitutional ex post facto law, and (2) that the jury at his trial was not drawn from a fair cross-section of the community. Because we conclude that the ex post facto claim may proceed without our authorization, we dismiss the motion as unnecessary with respect to that claim. We deny the motion as it pertains to…