United States Fourth Circuit

A certificate of appealability is required in order to appeal from the dismissal of a habeas petition as unauthorized and successive.

Appellate Information

• Decided 12/28/2004
• Published 12/28/2004

Judges

• Before LUTTIG and SHEDD, Circuit Judges, and HUDSON, United States District Judge for the Eastern District of Virginia, sitting by designation.

Court

• United States Fourth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellees:
  
• ARGUED:Justin Sanjeeve Antonipillai, Arnold & Porter, L.L.P., Washington, D.C., for Appellant.  Steven Andrew Witmer, Assistant Attorney General, Office of the Attorney General of Virginia, Richmond, Virginia, for Appellees.   ON BRIEF:  Joseph A. Micallef, Holly Logue Prutz, Arnold & Porter, L.L.P., Washington, D.C., for Appellant.  Jerry W. Kilgore, Attorney General of Virginia, Richmond, Virginia, for Appellees.