Legal Opinion
Ernesto Santana v. United States of America, Ernesto Santana
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided November 14, 1996No. 96-5276PublishedCited by 112 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
BECKER, Circuit Judge.
Ernesto Santana has asked this Court to grant a certificate of appealability for his challenge to the district court’s denial of habeas corpus relief pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2255. As a preliminary matter, Santana’s request requires us to determine whether the filing fee payment requirements of the Prison Litigation Reform Act of 1995 apply to in forma pauperis habeas corpus petitions and appeals. We conclude that they do not. Reaching the merits of the request, we find that Santana’s petition is wholly without merit, hence the request for a…
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3Cited by112 opinions
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