Whether the Eighth Circuit's Court of Appeals misapplied the standard for issuing a Certificate of Appealability

QUESTION PRESENTED , ; Title 28 U.S.C. §2253(c)(2) authorizes a circuit justice or judge to issue a Certificate of Appealability only if the applicant has made a substantial showing of the denial of a constitutional right. The Question Presented is: 1. Whether the Eighth Circuit's Court of Appeals misapplied the standard for issuing a Certificate of Appealability as dictated by §2253(c)(2) and this Court's controlling precedent enunciated in Slack v. McDaniel, 529 U.S. 473, 120 S. Ct. 1595, 146 L. Ed. 2d 542(2000), and if they:have "placed too heavy a burden on the prisoner at the COA stage"' as prohibited by Miller-El v. Cockrell, 537 U.S. 322, 123.S:.Ct. 1029, 154 L. Ed. 2d 931(2003). i t { ~ i. RELATED CASES , 7 | 28 U.S.G. §2255 Proceedings Below: Olvera v. United States, No. 21-2546 (8th Cir. January 18, 2022)(order denying Petition for Rehearing/Rehearing en banc) Olvera v. United States, No. 21-2546 (8th Cir. September 10, 2021)(order denying Application for Certificate of Appealability, dismissing Appeal) | Olvera v. United States, No. 3:19-cv-00209 (D.N.D., July 14, 2021)(Post-. +. | , : éonviction relief denied at, Motion denied by, Dismissed by, Certificate of Appealability denied)(2021 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 134203) | Olvera v. United States, No. 3:19-cv-00209 (D.N.D., September 17, 2020)(Order ’ denying Motion in part, granting evidentiary hearing in part)(2020 U.S. LEXIS 170193, 2020 WL 577977) Underlying Criminal Proceedings: ~ United States v. Olvera, No 3:16-cr-00198 (D.N.D., September 10, 2018) (Judgment of conviction imposing 180-month sentence) North Dakota v. Olvera, Docket No. dismissed 08/18/2016) . ii i i : TABLE_OF CONTENTS QUESTION PRESENTED. 1... cece cece eee c erence eee eter ener ee rer ee er eteseeseecvesed RELATED CASES... cc ceec ccc cncnccne nescence