JERRY E. SMITH, Circuit Judge:
I.
In 1995, Clarence Jones, a Texas state inmate, filed a petition for writ of habeas corpus under 28 U.S.C. § 2254. On the basis of the magistrate judge's report and recommendation, and over Jones's objection, the district judge denied the petition. Jones filed a notice of appeal and moved for a certificate of probable cause ("CPC") to appeal and for permission to appeal in forma pauperis ("IFP"). The district...
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