Alan Justin Smith v. Jeffrey Uttecht

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT WESTERN DISTRICT OF WASHINGTON 9 AT SEATTLE 10 11 ALAN JUSTIN SMITH, CASE NO. 2:21-cv-00940-TL 12 Petitioner, ORDER ON CERTIFICATE OF v. APPEALABILITY 13 JEFFREY UTTECHT, 14 Respondent. 15 16 This matter is before the Court on the Ninth Circuit’s remand. Dkt. No. 84 (USCA 17 Order). On September 25, 2025, the Ninth Circuit remanded Petitioner’s appeal (see Dkt. No. 78 18 (notice of appeal)) “for the limited purpose of granting or denying a certificate of appealability at 19 the court’s earliest convenience.” Dkt. No. 84 at 1–2. Having reviewed the…