Walker v. Stanley

ORDER

This matter is before the court on Cortez Walker’s requests for a certificate of appealability (“COA”) and to proceed on appeal in forma pauperis. Walker seeks a COA so he can appeal the district court’s dismissal without prejudice of his 28 U.S.C. § 2241 habeas petition. See 28 U.S.C. § 2253(c)(1)(A) (providing that no appeal may be taken from a “final order in a habeas corpus proceeding in which the detention complained of arises out of process issued by a state court” unless the petitioner first obtains a COA); Montez v. McKinna, 208 F.3d 862, 867 (10th Cir.2000) (holding that state…