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Parties Involved:
Juan Jose Navarro
Appellant
United States of America
Appellee

Document Text:

IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS

FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT

No. 16-20250

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,

Plaintiff-Appellee

v.

JUAN JOSE NAVARRO,

Defendant-Appellant

Appeal from the United States District Court

for the Southern District of Texas

USDC No. 4:08-CV-1963

USDC No. 4:05-CR-300-2

Before JOLLY, DAVIS, and SOUTHWICK, Circuit Judges.

PER CURIAM:*

Juan Jose Navarro, federal prisoner # 39774-179, moves for a certificate 

of appealability (COA) to appeal the district court’s orders denying his motion 

to amend his 28 U.S.C. § 2255 motion that was denied in 2008. As Navarro is 

not seeking to appeal from the final order in a habeas proceeding, he does not 

need a COA. See 28 U.S.C. § 2253(c)(1). A COA is therefore DENIED as 

unnecessary. See id.

 

* 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

November 8, 2016

Lyle W. Cayce

Clerk

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Navarro’s motion, filed more than seven years after the finality of his 

§ 2255 proceeding, was a “meaningless, unauthorized motion” over which the 

district court lacked jurisdiction. See United States v. Early, 27 F.3d 140, 142 

(5th Cir. 1994). Because Navarro has appealed from the denial of unauthorized 

motion, we AFFIRM the district court’s ruling.

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