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Case: 15-50018 Document: 00513231727 Page: 1 Date Filed: 10/14/2015 IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT United States Court of Appeals Fifth Circuit FILED October 14, 2015 No. 15-50018 Summary Calendar Lyle W. Cayce Clerk CHRIS LENAL STALLWORTH, Petitioner-Appellant v. WILLIAM STEPHENS, DIRECTOR, TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE, CORRECTIONAL INSTITUTIONS DIVISION, Respondent-Appellee Appeal from the United States District Court for the Western District of Texas USDC No. 6:14-CV-387 Before JONES, SMITH, and HAYNES, Circuit Judges. PER CURIAM: * Chris Lenal Stallworth, Texas prisoner # 1630056, moves for a certificate of appealability (COA) and to proceed in forma pauperis (IFP) to appeal the district court’s denial of his Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 60(b) motion for reconsideration of the judgment dismissing as time barred his
28 U.S.C. § 2254* Pursuant to 5TH CIR. R. 47.5, the court has determined that this opinion should not be published and is not precedent except under the limited circumstances set forth in 5TH CIR. R. 47.5.4. Case: 15-50018 Document: 00513231727 Page: 2 Date Filed: 10/14/2015 No. 15-50018 petition challenging his conviction for burglary of a habitation. See Ochoa Canales v. Quarterman,
507 F.3d 884, 888 (5th Cir. 2007). The district court did not expressly determine whether a COA should issue from the denial of the Rule 60(b) motion. Ordinarily, we would conclude that we lack jurisdiction over the present appeal and remand. See Sonnier v. Johnson,
161 F.3d 941, 945-46 (5th Cir. 1998); United States v. Youngblood,
116 F.3d 1113, 1115 (5th Cir. 1997). However, we decline to remand this case to the district court for a COA ruling 1 because the district court lacks jurisdiction over this Rule 60(b) motion. The motion, which was not directed to the procedural ruling and did not allege a defect in the integrity of the proceedings, was really a successive § 2254 application. See Gonzalez v. Crosby,
545 U.S. 524, 530-33 (2005); In re Cain,
137 F.3d 234, 235 (5th Cir. 1998). Thus, the district court did not have jurisdiction to consider the motion without authorization from this court, which was neither sought nor given. See
28 U.S.C. § 2244(b)(3); United States v. Key,
205 F.3d 773, 774 (5th Cir. 2000). The appeal is DISMISSED for lack of jurisdiction, and Stallworth’s motions for a COA and for IFP are DENIED AS MOOT. 1 Because we conclude that remand is inappropriate for other reasons, we need not address whether the district court’s January 9, 2015 order referring to its prior denial of a COA, denying IFP status, and concluding that an appeal would be frivolous constitutes an implicit denial of an application for COA. 2
Document Info
Docket Number: 15-50018
Citation Numbers: 618 F. App'x 240
Filed Date: 10/14/2015
Precedential Status: Non-Precedential
Modified Date: 1/13/2023