Legal Opinion
United States v. McCalister
Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
Decided March 16, 2016No. 15-5110Unpublished
1Opinion of the Court
ORDER DENYING CERTIFICATE OF APPEALABILITY *
Michael McCalister, a federal prisoner proceeding pro se, seeks a certificate of appealability (COA) to appeal the district court’s dismissal of his 28 U.S.C. § 2255 motion as being an unauthorized second or successive § 2255 motion. We deny a COA and dismiss this matter.
Background
McCalister was convicted in 1999 of conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute controlled substances in violation of 21 U.S.C. § 846. He since has filed several challenges to his conviction, including a § 2255 motion and other motions. Most recently, in June 2012 he…
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- United States v. Robert E. Cooley Ronald L. Taylor Gary P. Leber Merri W. Turner, Also Known as Merrie Foutz and Charles W. MatsonCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1993
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