Legal Opinion
Williams v. Thaler
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided March 23, 2010No. 08-70046PublishedCited by 124 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
PRADO, Circuit Judge:
Jeffrey Demond Williams appeals the district court’s denial of a certificate of appealability (“COA”) on his Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 59(e) motion to alter or amend the judgment, which raised claims of actual innocence and ineffective assistance of counsel (“IAC”) at sentencing; and his Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 60(b) motion for relief from judgment, which accused the State of discovery violations for not serving him subpoenas duces tecum (“SDTs”) that it issued. The district court held that Williams had not made a substantial showing of a denial of a…
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