Opinion ID: 743601
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Heading: Terrence Spellmon (Spellmon)

Text: 12 The district court entered final judgment dismissing Spellmon's habeas petition on September 14, 1995. Spellmon filed a notice of appeal on October 18, 1995. The district court denied a CPC and this court subsequently granted Spellmon a CPC on April 1, 1996.3. Walter Joseph Thibodeaux (Thibodeaux) 13 The district court entered final judgment dismissing Thibodeaux's habeas petition on November 11, 1995. Thibodeaux filed his notice of appeal on December 6, 1995. The district court denied Thibodeaux a CPC and this court subsequently granted Thibodeaux a COA on the ex post facto issue. Following Lindh 's holding that the AEDPA's amendments to the chapter of Title 28 containing the COA requirement are not retroactively effective, we now consider Thibodeaux's appeal under the predecessor CPC standard which did not involve the specification or limitation of issues upon which it was granted. See Muniz v. Johnson, 114 F.3d 43, 45 (5th Cir.1997). Having already considered at least one of Thibodeaux's issues to merit a COA, we grant a CPC for his appeal since we have previously explained that the showing required for both the COA and the CPC is the same. See United States v. Youngblood, 116 F.3d 1113 (5th Cir.1997); Muniz, 114 F.3d at 45. 14 4. Kenneth Gregory Thompson, Jr. (Thompson) 15 After dismissing Thompson's habeas petition, the district court denied Thompson a CPC on April 4, 1996. Thompson was subsequently granted a COA on the ex post facto issue. We now grant a CPC for his appeal. 5. Rodney J. Gibson (Gibson) 16 Gibson filed his habeas petition in the district court on August 9, 1995. The district court entered final judgment dismissing Gibson's habeas petition on June 13, 1996. Gibson was granted a COA on his ex post facto issue. We now grant a CPC for his appeal. 6. Lucrecia Lynn Monroe (Monroe) 17 Monroe filed her § 2254 petition in the district court on June 19, 1995. The district court dismissed her habeas petition and subsequently denied Monroe a CPC. Monroe was granted a COA on her ex post facto issue. We now grant a CPC for her appeal. 7. Danny Leon Lucas (Lucas) 18 The district court entered final judgment dismissing Lucas's habeas petition and civil rights claims on June 26, 1995. Lucas filed a notice of appeal on July 10, 1995. Given such a chronology, the AEDPA's COA requirement does not apply and the former CPC requirement remains in effect for Lucas. The district court neither granted nor denied Lucas a CPC. Because a CPC is a prerequisite to our jurisdiction in a § 2254 action, we must dismiss this appeal for lack of jurisdiction and remand for the district court's consideration of a CPC. See Fed. R.App. P. 22(b) (1995); Crank v. Collins, 19 F.3d 172, 174 (5th Cir.1994). 8. Ruben Rodriguez (Rodriguez) 19 After the district court denied habeas relief on January 31, 1996, Rodriguez filed a timely notice of appeal and the district court granted a CPC.