Opinion
16-cv-00221-SI
06-24-2022
KEENAN G. WILKINS, Plaintiff, v. JEFF MACOMBER, Defendant.
ORDER: (1) DENYING MOTION TO ALTER OR AMEND; (2) GRANTING CERTIFICATE OF APPEALABILITY ON MERITS OF CLAIMS 2, 8, 21, 22, AND EXHUASTION OF CLAIM 23 RE: DKT. NO. 162
SUSAN ILLSTON United States District Judge.
On April 25, 2022, petitioner Keenan Wilkins filed a motion to alter or amend this Court's order denying him Section 2254 habeas relief. Dkt. Nos. 162 (motion), 159 (order). Petitioner's motion is directed at Claims 8, 2, 22, and 23. The Court has reviewed the arguments raised in the moving papers and concludes alteration or amendment of this Court's prior judgment is not appropriate under Fed.R.Civ.P. 59(e) or 60(b). The motion is DENIED.
Pursuant to Rule 11 Governing Section 2254 Cases in the U.S. District Courts, the Court GRANTS a Certificate of Appealability on the merits of Claims 2, 8, and 22. The Court also GRANTS a Certificate of Appealability the proper scope of exhaustion for Claim 23, as well as a Certificate of Appealability on the merits of Claim 21.
IT IS SO ORDERED. 1