Lamar Z. Brooks v. Ricky D. Dixon, Secretary, Florida Department of Corrections, et al.
DueProcess HabeasCorpus JusticiabilityDoctri
Whether the Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals' pro forma, nonindividualized, blanket denial of a certificate of appealability (COA) complies with the standards for reviewing a COA as set forth in 28 U.S.C. § 2253(c) and later enunciated in Slack v. McDaniel and Miller-El v. Cockrell?
QUESTIONS PRESENTED 1. Whether the Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals’ pro forma, nonindividualized, blanket denial of a certificate of appealability (COA) complies with the standards for reviewing a COA as set forth in 28 U.S.C. § 2253(c) and later enunciated in Slack v. McDaniel and Miller-El v. Cockrell? 2. Whether the petitioner has demonstrated that jurists of reason could disagree with the district court’s resolution of his constitutional claims or that such jurists could conclude the issues presented are adequate to deserve encouragement to proceed further, thereby entitling petitioner to the issuance of a COA? i LIST OF DIRECTLY