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U.S. v. Thomas

United States District Court, S.D. Illinois
May 1, 2006
Criminal No. 91-30105-WDS (S.D. Ill. May. 1, 2006)

Opinion

Criminal No. 91-30105-WDS.

May 1, 2006


ORDER


This matter is before the Court on petitioner's pro se motion for reconsideration (Doc. 67). The petitioner seeks reconsideration of the Court's Order of January 6, 2006 which denied his motion for a writ of error coram nobis (Doc. 63). The Court denied the motion on the grounds that he should have filed a habeas petition under 28 U.S.C. § 2255 (See Doc. # 66).

In his motion to reconsider, the petitioner asserts that he is no longer in custody and that his supervised release term has also expired. Although the petitioner is no longer in custody on the sentence imposed in this Court, a review of the Bureau of Prisons records reveals that the petitioner is in custody on a sentence from another district and has a projected release date of May 6, 2033.

Because he is still in custody, petitioner must seek relief under the habeas statute, and is not entitled to consideration of a writ of error coram nobis. Accordingly, his motion to reconsider is DENIED.

Also before the Court is petitioner's motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis (Doc. 71). In light of the Court's ruling that the writ of error coram nobis is not available to the petitioner and that petitioner would only have relief under 28 U.S.C. § 2255, the Court now construes this in forma pauperis motion to include a motion for issuance of a certificate of appealability.

Upon review of the record, the Court FINDS defendant's pauper status to be persuasive and GRANTS him leave to proceed on appeal in forma pauperis. However, the Court DENIES his motion for issuance of a certificate of appealability under 28 U.S.C. § 2253. Section 2253(c)(2) provides that a certificate of appealability may issue "only if the applicant has made a substantial showing of the denial of a constitutional right." Further, § 2253(c)(3) provides: "The certificate of appealability under paragraph (1) shall indicate which specific issue or issues satisfy the showing required by paragraph (2)." After careful review of the record the Court remains persuaded that there are no valid grounds for appeal of this matter, and accordingly DENIES the motion for issuance of a certificate of appealability.

IT IS SO ORDERED.


Summaries of

U.S. v. Thomas

United States District Court, S.D. Illinois
May 1, 2006
Criminal No. 91-30105-WDS (S.D. Ill. May. 1, 2006)
Case details for

U.S. v. Thomas

Case Details

Full title:UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Plaintiff, v. DARREN THOMAS, Defendant

Court:United States District Court, S.D. Illinois

Date published: May 1, 2006

Citations

Criminal No. 91-30105-WDS (S.D. Ill. May. 1, 2006)