George A. Cortez v. Eloy Mondragon, Warden Attorney General for the State of New Mexico

968 F.2d 19, 1992 U.S. App. LEXIS 31224

• Court: Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
• Decided: June 22, 1992
• Docket: 19-1296
• Status: Published

Opinion

968 F.2d 19

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George A. CORTEZ, Petitioner-Appellant,
v.
Eloy MONDRAGON, Warden; Attorney General for the State of
New Mexico, Respondents-Appellees.

No. 91-2141.

United States Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit.

June 22, 1992.

Before McKAY, Chief Judge, MOORE, Circuit Judge, and EISELE,1 Senior District Judge.

ORDER AND JUDGMENT2

McKAY, Circuit Judge.

This matter is before the court on appellant's application for a certificate of probable cause.

After reviewing the files and record and hearing oral argument in this case, we conclude that appellant has failed to make a substantial showing of the denial of a federal right necessary for the issuance of a certificate of probable cause under 28 U.S.C. § 2253. See Barefoot v. Estelle, 463 U.S. 880 (1983).

It is therefore ordered as follows:

1. Appellant's application for a certificate of probable cause is denied;

2. The appeal is dismissed; and

3. The mandate shall issue forthwith.

1 Honorable Garnett Thomas Eisele, United States Senior District Judge for the Eastern District of Arkansas, sitting by designation

2 This order and judgment has no precedential value and shall not be cited, or used by any court within the Tenth Circuit, except for purposes of establishing the doctrines of the law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel. 10th Cir.R. 36.3