Farris v. Chapman ( 2020 )

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF MICHIGAN SOUTHERN DIVISION DAVID LEE FARRIS, Petitioner, Civil No. 2:19-CV-10265 HONORABLE SEAN F. COX v. UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE WILLIS CHAPMAN, Respondent. ___________________________/ OPINION AND ORDER DIRECTING THE CLERK OF THE COURT TO TRANSFER THE MOTION FOR A CERTIFICATE OF APPEALABILITY (ECF No. 17) TO THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE SIXTH CIRCUIT Petitioner filed a petition for a writ of habeas corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. 2254, challenging his state court convictions. The Court denied the petition for a writ of habeas corpus with prejudice. The Court also denied petitioner a certificate of appealability and leave to appeal in forma pauperis. Farris v. Chapman, No. 2:19-CV-10265, 2020 WL 1550917 (E.D. Mich. Apr. 1, 2020). Petitioner filed a Notice of Appeal. (ECF No. 16). Petitioner has also filed a motion for a certificate of appealability (ECF No. 17). The heading on the motion says “United States Court of Appeals.” The proper procedure when a district court denies a certificate of appealability is for the petitioner to file a motion for a certificate of appealability before the appellate court in the appeal from the judgment denying the petition for a writ of habeas corpus or the motion to vacate sentence. See Sims v. U.S., 244 F.3d 509 (6th Cir. 2001)(citing Fed. R. App. P. 22(b)(1)). Petitioner should direct his request for a certificate of appealability to the Sixth Circuit. Petitioner, in fact, lists the Court of Appeals on the heading of his motion. The Court, in the interests of justice, will order that petitioner’s motion for a certificate of appealability to be transferred to the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit. IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that: The Clerk of the Court is ORDERED to transfer the “Motion for a Certificate of Appealability” (ECF No. 17) to the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1631. s/Sean F. Cox HONORABLE SEAN F. COX Dated: May 19, 2020 UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE