Carol Ann Hann v. Warden of SCI-Muncy

Summary

The United States District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania dismissed Carol Ann Hann’s petition for a writ of habeas corpus under 28 U.S.C. § 2254. The court declined to issue a certificate of appealability and directed the Clerk to close the case.

Holdings

1. The court dismissed Hann's petition for a writ of habeas corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254.
2. A certificate of appealability shall not issue because Hann did not make the required showing under 28 U.S.C. § 2253(c)(2), including that reasonable jurists would debate the court's procedural ruling.

Questions Presented

1. Whether Hann's petition for a writ of habeas corpus under 28 U.S.C. § 2254 should be dismissed.
2. Whether Hann was entitled to a certificate of appealability under 28 U.S.C. § 2253(c)(2).

Disposition

dismissed