Jermont Cox v. John E. Wetzel, Secretary, Pennsylvania Department of Corrections, et al.
HabeasCorpus
Whether a district court deciding a Rule 60(b)(6) motion in habeas corpus proceedings may ignore new exculpatory evidence when assessing the substantiality of a defaulted ineffective-assistance-of-trial-counsel claim under Martinez v. Ryan
question presented here is one of first impression: L. In habeas corpus proceedings, whether a district court deciding a motion for relief from judgment may ignore new exculpatory evidence when assessing whether a defaulted IATC claim is “substantial” under Martinez v. Ryan, 566 U.S. 1 (2012). Il. Whether Petitioner was entitled to a COA to allow the Court of Appeals to address the above question and determine whether his IATC claims were substantial. i