Legal Opinion
Sugarman, Neil Paril v. Pitzer, Percy
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided April 2, 1999No. 98-5522PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion for the court filed PER CURIAM.
2Per curiam
Appellant, a federal prisoner, filed a habe-as petition pursuant to the provisions of 28 U.S.C. § 2241. The district court dismissed the petition, and this court must now determine whether appeals challenging the dismissal of a habeas petition brought by a federal prisoner pursuant to § 2241 are included within the Antiterrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act’s (AEDPA) certificate of appealability (COA) requirement. We hold that a COA is not required for federal prisoner § 2241 appeals.
Under the AEDPA, a COA is necessary in order to appeal “[t]he final…
3Cases cited4 opinions
- Marcus Allan McIntosh v. United States Parole CommissionCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1997
- Anthony Ojo v. Immigration and Naturalization ServiceCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1997
- Stephen Charles FORDE, Petitioner-Appellant, v. U.S. PAROLE COMMISSION, Respondent-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1997
- Ferrante v. U.S. Bureau of PrisonsDistrict Court, D. New Jersey · 1998
4Cited by13 opinions
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- Hoffler v. BezioCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 2013
- John Evangelist (Thomas) Murphy v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1999
- Melton v. HemingwayCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 2002
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