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Clerk of Court
DEMONT HOPSON,
Petitioner - Appellant,
v.
No. 11-3248
D. Kansas
STATE OF KANSAS,
Respondent - Appellee.
This matter is before the court on Demont Hopsons pro se request for a
certificate of appealability (COA). 1 Hopson seeks a COA so he can appeal the
district courts dismissal, on grounds of procedural bar, of his 28 U.S.C. 2254
petition. See 28 U.S.C. 2253(c)(1)(A) (providing that no appeal may be taken
from a final order denying a 2254 petition unless the petitioner first obtains a
COA); Coleman v. Thompson, 501 U.S. 722, 748 (1991) (holding that a state
procedural default of any federal claim will bar federal habeas unless the
petitioner demonstrates cause and actual prejudice). Because Hopson has not
satisfied his burden, this court undertakes a preliminary, though not definitive,
consideration of the [legal] framework applicable to each of his claims. MillerEl, 537 U.S. at 338. Although Hopson need not demonstrate his appeal will
succeed to be entitled to a COA, he must prove something more than the absence
of frivolity or the existence of mere good faith. Id.
Having undertaken a review of Hopsons appellate filings, the district
courts order, and the entire record before this court pursuant to the framework
set out by the Supreme Court in Miller-El, we conclude Hopson is not entitled to
a COA. In so ruling, this court has nothing to add to the district courts thorough
analysis. Hopson, No. 10-3072, 2011 WL 3651381, at *2-7. Accordingly, this
court DENIES Hopsons request for a COA and DISMISSES this appeal.
ENTERED FOR THE COURT
Michael R. Murphy
Circuit Judge
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