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Nature of Suit Code: 510
Nature of Suit: Prisoner Petitions - Vacate Sentence
Cause of Action: 

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FILED

United States Court of Appeals

Tenth Circuit

February 25, 2015

Elisabeth A. Shumaker

Clerk of Court

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS

TENTH CIRCUIT

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, 

Plaintiff - Appellee,

v.

LINDSEY KENT SPRINGER,

Defendant - Appellant.

No. 14-5109

(D.C. Nos. 4:13-CV-00145-SPF-TLW and

4:09-CR-00043-SPF-1)

(N.D. Okla.)

ORDER DENYING CERTIFICATE OF APPEALABILITY*

Before HARTZ, McKAY, and MATHESON, Circuit Judges.

Appellant seeks a certificate of appealability to appeal the district court’s dismissal

of his 28 U.S.C. § 2255 habeas petition.

In 2010, Appellant was convicted on several tax evasion charges and sentenced to

180 months’ imprisonment. We affirmed his convictions and sentence on direct appeal. 

United States v. Springer, 444 F. App’x 256 (10th Cir. 2011). Appellant then filed the

instant § 2255 petition, in which he raised seventy-six grounds for relief. The district

court dismissed the majority of these grounds as procedurally barred, then concluded that

*

 This order is not binding precedent except under the doctrines of law of the case,

res judicata, and collateral estoppel. It may be cited, however, for its persuasive value

consistent with Fed. R. App. P. 32.1 and 10th Cir. R. 32.1.

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each of the remaining grounds failed on the merits.

We have thoroughly reviewed the appellate record and Appellant’s filings on

appeal, as well as the applicable legal standards. Having done so, we conclude that

reasonable jurists would not debate the correctness of the district court’s comprehensive

orders disposing of this case. We accordingly DENY Appellant’s request for a certificate

of appealability and DISMISS the appeal. We DENY Appellant’s motion to proceed in

forma pauperis on appeal. All other pending motions are likewise DENIED.

ENTERED FOR THE COURT

Monroe G. McKay

Circuit Judge

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