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Parties Involved:
Shawn Burton
Movant

Document Text:

IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS

FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT

No. 15-60772

In re: SHAWN BURTON,

Movant

Appeal from the United States District Court

for the Southern District of Mississippi

USDC No. 3:15-CV-724

Before JOLLY, DENNIS, and PRADO, Circuit Judges.

PER CURIAM:*

Shawn Burton, Mississippi prisoner # 82975, has filed a request for a 

certificate of appealability (COA), which we construe as a notice of appeal from 

the district court’s order transferring Burton’s second 28 U.S.C. § 2254 habeas 

application to this court, pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1631, and as a motion seeking 

authorization to file a successive § 2254 application.

The district court transferred Burton’s § 2254 application challenging his 

robbery conviction to this court for a determination whether a successive 

application should be allowed. Burton has not met the requirements for filing 

a successive § 2254 application. See 28 U.S.C. § 2244(b).

Accordingly, leave to file a successive application is DENIED, and the 

transfer order is AFFIRMED. Burton’s motion for a COA is DENIED as 

 

* 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.

United States Court of Appeals

Fifth Circuit

FILED

January 21, 2016

Lyle W. Cayce

Clerk

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unnecessary. See United States v. Fulton, 780 F.3d 683, 688 (5th Cir.), 

cert. denied, 136 S. Ct. 431 (2015).

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