On Motion to Vacate Certificate of Appealability
POSNER, Circuit Judge.
Prisoners are required by 28 U.S.C. § 2253(c) to obtain a certificate of appealability from either a district court or a court of appeals as a prerequisite to appealing the denial of their habeas corpus petitions (state prisoners) or of their motions to vacate their conviction or sentence under 28 U.S.C. § 2255 (federal prisoners). The certificate must identify at least one...
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