United States v. John Doe

OPINION OF THE COURT

AMBRO, Circuit Judge.

Contents

I. Introduction. 738

II. Procedural and Legal History.738

III. Summary of Our Decision.741

IV. Standards of Review and Jurisdiction.742

A. Mootness.-.742

B. Jurisdiction to Grant a COA.742

C. Should We Grant a COA?.743

1. Begay’s Arguably Constitutional Dimension .745

2. Doe’s Arguably Meritorious Begay Claim.746

3. The District Court’s Arguably Wrong Procedural Holdings.747

4. Conclusion With Respect to COA.747

D. Cognizability as a Jurisdictional Limit.748

V.Did the 2008 Motion Count Such That Any Later Motion Was Second or Successive? .748

VI. Statute of…