Opinion ID: 77971
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Heading: Futch's COA Request

Text: In the district court, Futch also filed a motion for a COA, seeking to appeal many of the claims he had raised in his § 2255 motion. [4] Futch's motion noted that he was requesting a COA on these claims because he intended to include them in his direct appeal of his new sentence. On February 28, 2007, the district court denied Futch's motion for a COA. On March 19, 2007, Futch filed a notice of appeal from the district court's denial of a COA. On April 26, 2007, this Court dismissed that appeal for lack of jurisdiction because the district court's order denying Futch a COA was not an appealable order. See Futch v. United States, No. 07-11243, slip op. at 1 (11th Cir. Apr. 26, 2007). The Court also noted that Futch's proper course was to seek a COA from this Court directly. Id.