POSNER, Chief Judge.
After we denied his certificate of appealability, Fed. R.App. P. 22(b), Mr. Bell asked for his $105 in filing and docketing fees back, on the ground that since a certificate of appealability is a jurisdictional prerequisite to an appeal from a denial of habeas corpus under 28 U.S.C. § 2254, see 28 U.S.C. § 2253(c)(1)(A); Fed. R.App. P. 22(b)(1), there was no appeal. He paid for an appeal, but didn't get one, so he wants his money back...
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