Opinion
Case No. 4:13-cv-01515-JAR
08-13-2018
DERAUGHN BROWN, Petitioner, v. TERRY RUSSELL, Respondent.
MEMORANDUM AND ORDER
This matter is before the Court on Petitioner Deraughn Brown's Amended Application for a Certificate of Appealability ("COA"). (Doc. 95.) For the following reasons, Petitioner's Application is DENIED.
As an initial matter, the Court notes that Petitioner is represented by counsel. "A district court has no obligation to entertain pro se motions filed by a represented party," Abdullah v. United States, 240 F.3d 683, 686 (8th Cir. 2001), and the Court will not do so going forward. To that end, Petitioner is directed to file all future pleadings through his counsel. The Court has reviewed Petitioner's pro se Amended Application for COA and will deny it for the reasons stated in its order denying Petitioner's original COA application. (See Doc. 88).
Accordingly,
IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that Petitioner Deraughn Brown's Amended Application for a COA (Doc. 95) is DENIED. Dated this 13th day of August, 2018.
/s/ _________
JOHN A. ROSS
UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE