Whether the court properly denied COA

ESTIONS PRESENTED . I, WHETHER THE COURT PROPERLY DENIED COA? THE TRIAL COURT AND THE EIGHTH CIRCUIT COURT OF APPEALS HAVE DECIDED AN IMPORTANT QUESTION a. OF FEDERAL LAW REGARDING CERTIFICATE OF . oo APPEALABILITY, SETTLED BY THIS COURT IN A WAY THAT CONFLICTS WITH RELEVANT DECISIONS OF THIS COURT. TI, WHETHER THE TRIAL COURT PROPERLY APPLIED THE PROCEDURAL DEFAULT STANDARD IN VIEW OF THE FACT THAT DAHDA. V. UNITED STATES, 584 U.S, . . » 138 S.CT, 1491 (2018), WHICH WAS ISSUED POST THE FINALITY OF ALMEIDA-OVLIVAS’S DIRECT APPEAL (DEC, 2012), AND ALMEIDAOLIVAS’S FIRST OPPORTUNITY TO PRESENT THE DAHDA CLAIMS TO THE COURT WAS IN HIS 82255? a . . iii CERTIFICATE OF INTERESTED PERSONS. — Jose Federico Almeida-Olivas certifies, to the best of his knowledge and belief, that the following persons have an interest in the outcome of this case: ; . Apellant Jose Federico Almeida-Olivas, ; . pro se ; District Court Proceedings: _18-0973-CV-W-DGK-P ~ 14-00063-01-CR-W-PW , ; . Solicitor General of the U.S, Department of Justice, Room 5614 950 Pennsylvania Ave,, N.W, Washington, D.C. 20530-0001 ‘ . ss United States Attorney's Office , AUSA Joseph M. Marquez Charles Evans Whittaker Courthouse _ 400 East-9th Street Room 5510 — Kansas City, Missouri 64106 _ (816) 426-3122 — Counsel in 82255 proceedings ; John Lozano, esq. — , 30001 N. State Route 291 Suite 10 | , : Harrisonville, MO.64701-1132. Trial Counsel i a Adam M. Crane 7 8717 W. 110th Street "Suite 400 ; Overland Park, KS 66210 . Appellate Counsel Honorable Chief District Judge — Greg Kays ii