Morales v. Clark

• Court: District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania
• Decided: June 16, 2025
• Docket: 5:19-cv-04971
• Status: Unknown

Opinion

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF PENNSYLVANIA

MATTHEW STEFAN MORALES, CIVIL ACTION Petitioner,

v.

MICHAEL CLARK, et al., NO. 19-4971 Respondents.

O R D E R

AND NOW, this 16th day of June, 2025, upon consideration of Petitioner’s Motion to Alter Judgment (ECF No. 37) and Respondents’ Brief in Opposition (ECF No. 38), IT IS HEREBY ORDERED as follows: 1. Petitioner’s Motion (ECF No. 37) is DENIED for LACK OF JURISDICTION without prejudice to his right to file an application to file a second or successive habeas petition with the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit. See 28 U.S.C. § 2244(b)(3)(A). 2. A Certificate of Appealability is DENIED pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2253(c) because reasonable jurists would not debate the propriety of this Court’s procedural rulings regarding the claims raised in Petitioner’s Motion. See Slack v. McDaniel, 529 U.S. 473, 484 (2000). 3. Petitioner’s Motion for Leave to File a Reply Brief (ECF No. 40) is DENIED AS MOOT. BY THE COURT:

S/ WENDY BEETLESTONE

WENDY BEETLESTONE, J.