Legal Opinion
Zuniga v. Falk
Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
Decided July 10, 2015No. 15-1118UnpublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ORDER DENYING CERTIFICATE OF APPEALABILITY *
SCOTT M. MATHESON, JR., Circuit Judge.
Petitioner Genero Zuniga, a Colorado state prisoner appearing pro se, 1 seeks a certificate of appealability (“COA”) to challenge the district court’s denial of his 28 U.S.C. § 2254 petition for a writ of habeas corpus. See 28 U.S.C. § 2253(c)(1)(A) (requiring a COA to appeal denial of a § 2254 application). Mr. Zuniga also seeks leave to proceed informa pauperis (“ifp ”). Exercising jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1291, we deny both requests and dismiss this matter.
I. BACKGROUND
Mr. Zuniga is serving a life…
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