Opinion ID: 1086816
Heading Depth: 2
Heading Rank: 3

Heading: Claims Three, Four, and Five

Text: In Claims Three, Four, and Five, Mr. Rosales challenges the trial court’s imposition of restitution after he had filed his notice of appeal. Mr. Rosales argues that he has been ordered to pay the same restitution twice, in violation of his due process rights and constitutional protection against double jeopardy. The district court dismissed -9- these claims for lack of jurisdiction. In his request for COA, Mr. Rosales does not explain why he challenges the district court’s reasoning. He merely maintains that he complied with exhaustion and notice requirements and that the district court’s refusal to address these claims on the merits itself violates his due process rights. The district court properly held that a restitution payment is not the sort of significant restraint on liberty contemplated by 28 U.S.C. § 2254(a), which grants federal court jurisdiction over an application for habeas “of a person in custody pursuant to the judgment of a State court only on the ground that he is in custody in violation of the Constitution or laws or treaties of the United States” (emphasis added). See Erlandson v. Northglenn Mun. Court, 528 F.3d 785, 788 (10th Cir. 2008). Because the “in custody” language of § 2254(a) is jurisdictional, id., the district court correctly concluded that it lacked subject matter jurisdiction over Claims Three, Four, and Five. We deny COA on these claims.