Court Opinion

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                                                                 United States Court of Appeals
                                                                         Tenth Circuit
                   UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
                                                                            AUG 8 2002
                               TENTH CIRCUIT
                                                                     PATRICK FISHER
                                                                              Clerk

 UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,
             Plaintiff - Appellee,                      No. 02-4008
 v.                                             (D.C. No. 2:99-CV-320-W,
                                                    2:93-CR-281-W)
 ALFRED RAY CESSPOOCH,                                   (D. Utah)
             Defendant - Appellant.

                          ORDER AND JUDGMENT *

Before KELLY, McKAY, and MURPHY, Circuit Judges.

      After examining the briefs and the appellate record, this panel has

determined unanimously that oral argument would not materially assist the

determination of this appeal. See Fed. R. App. P. 34(a)(2); 10th Cir. R. 34.1(G).

The case is therefore ordered submitted without oral argument.

      This is a pro se § 2255 prisoner appeal. Mr. Cesspooch was convicted of

assault resulting in bodily injury, assault with a dangerous weapon, and

aggravated sexual abuse, all while within Indian Territory. He was sentenced to

      *
       This order and judgment is not binding precedent, except under the
doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, and collateral estoppel. The court
generally disfavors the citation of orders and judgments; nevertheless, an order
and judgment may be cited under the terms and conditions of 10th Cir. R. 36.3.
390 months’ imprisonment, 60 months’ supervised release, and $14,205

restitution. We affirmed his sentence and conviction on direct appeal. See

United States v. Cesspooch, No. 97-4013, 1998 WL 208874 (10th Cir. Apr. 29,

1998).

         On May 5, 1999, Appellant filed his § 2255 motion in the district court.

The next docket entry after the notice of filing of the § 2255 motion is the district

court’s November 8, 2001, Order dismissing the case for lack of prosecution. No

further filings have been made. Subsequently, Appellant applied to this court for

a certificate of appealability.

         In order for this court to grant a certificate of appealability, Appellant must

make “a substantial showing of the denial of a constitutional right.” 28 U.S.C. §

2253(c)(2). To do so, Appellant must demonstrate that “reasonable jurists could

debate whether (or, for that matter, agree that) the petition should have been

resolved in a different manner or that the issues presented were adequate to

deserve encouragement to proceed further.” Slack v. McDaniel, 529 U.S. 473,

484 (2000) (quotations omitted).

         We have carefully reviewed Mr. Cesspooch’s brief, the district court’s

disposition, and the record on appeal. Nothing in the facts, the record on appeal,

or Appellant’s brief raises an issue which meets our standards for the grant of a

certificate of appealability. We cannot say that “reasonable jurists could debate

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whether (or, for that matter, agree that) the petition should have been resolved in

a different manner.” Id.

      We DENY Appellant’s request for a certificate of appealability and

DISMISS the appeal. Appellant’s Motion for Reconsideration, “Special Motion

for Appointment of Counsel,” “Motion Objection of Anything Stricken from the

Docket,” “Motion Denied Due Process of Institution,” and “Motion Denied of

Due Process of Clerk Office” are DENIED. Appellant’s Motion to amend his

opening brief is GRANTED.

                                               Entered for the Court

                                               Monroe G. McKay
                                               Circuit Judge

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