United States v. Julius Jackson

Case: 10-30705 Document: 00511445689 Page: 1 Date Filed: 04/14/2011 IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT United States Court of Appeals Fifth Circuit FILED April 14, 2011 No. 10-30705 Summary Calendar Lyle W. Cayce Clerk UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Plaintiff-Appellee v. JULIUS L. JACKSON, Defendant-Appellant Appeal from the United States District Court for the Western District of Louisiana USDC No. 1:04-CR-10019-2 Before KING, BENAVIDES, and ELROD, Circuit Judges. PER CURIAM:* Julius L. Jackson, federal prisoner # 05408-028, appeals from the district court’s denial of a motion he filed for coram nobis or audita querela relief. He also moves for appointment of counsel; that motion is DENIED. In his district court motion, Jackson attacked the validity of his conviction and sentence. Jackson’s motion could have arisen only under 28 U.S.C. § 2255. See Tolliver v. Dobre, 211 F.3d 876, 877 (5th Cir. 2000). The district court, however, lacked jurisdiction to so construe Jackson’s motion because he * Pursuant to 5TH CIR . R. 47.5, the court has determined that this opinion should not be published and is not precedent except under the limited circumstances set forth in 5TH CIR . R. 47.5.4. Case: 10-30705 Document: 00511445689 Page: 2 Date Filed: 04/14/2011 No. 10-30705 previously had filed a § 2255 motion that was disposed of on the merits and did not obtain authorization from this court to file a successive § 2255 motion. See Hooker v. Sivley, 187 F.3d 680, 681-82 (5th Cir. 1999). Jackson’s appeal is “from the denial of a meaningless, unauthorized motion.” United States v. Early, 27 F.3d 140, 142 (5th Cir. 1994). APPEAL DISMISSED. See 5 TH C IR. R. 42.2. 2