WILLIS v. DRAGOVICH ( 2021 )

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF PENNSYLVANIA MORRIS WILLIS, : Petitioner, : : v. : CIVIL ACTION NO. 97-CV-2114 : MARTIN DRAGOVICH, et al., : Respondents. : ORDER AND NOW, this 13th day of April, 2021, in consideration of Petitioner Morris Willis’s Motion for Relief from Judgment Under Fed. R. Civ. P. 60(b) (ECF No. 37), it is ORDERED that: 1. The Motion is DISMISSED for lack of subject matter jurisdiction without prejudice to Willis’s right to file with the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit an application to file a second or successive habeas petition. See 28 U.S.C. § 2244(b)(3)(A). 2. A Certificate of Appealability is DENIED pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2253(c) because reasonable jurists would not debate the propriety of this Court’s procedural ruling with respect to these claims. See Slack v. McDaniel, 529 U.S. 473, 484 (2000). BY THE COURT: /s/ Juan R. Sánchez JUAN R. SÁNCHEZ, J.