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John Paul GALBRAITH, Petitioner-Appellant v. Lorie DAVIS, Director, Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Correctional Institutions Division, Respondent-Appellee
    No. 15-40596
    United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.
    Filed June 30, 2017
    John Paul Galbraith, Pro Se
    Jon Rodney Meador, Assistant Attorney General, Office of the Attorney General, Postconviction Litigation Division, Austin, TX, for Respondent-Appellee
    Before HIGGINBOTHAM, HAYNES, and GRAVES, Circuit Judges.
   PER CURIAM:

The Court sua sponte vacates the November 22, 2016 order denying petitioner’s motion for reconsideration of his motion for certificate of appealability (COA), styled as “Petition for Rehearing En Banc With Suggestions in Support,” and hereby GRANTS reconsideration. The Court further directs that petitioner’s unfiled second “Request to File a Petition for Rehearing En Banc Out of Time” be treated as a supplemental brief in support of a COA. Accordingly, we DENY “Petitioner’s Letter Request to File Rehearing En Banc Out of Time” as moot. We GRANT a COA for issue (1) that a juror was biased and trial and appellate counsel were ineffective for failing to raise the issue. We affirm .the DENIAL of a COA as to all remaining issues. The clerk is directed to issue a briefing notice. 
      
       Pursuant to 5th Cir. R. 47.5, the court has determined that this opinion should not be published and is not precedent except under the limited circumstances set forth in 5th Cir. R. 47.5.4.