United States Court of Appeals
Fifth Circuit
F I L E D
IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT June 24, 2003
Charles R. Fulbruge III
Clerk
No. 03-20139
Conference Calendar
THOMAS PALERMO,
Petitioner-Appellant,
versus
JANIE COCKRELL, DIRECTOR, TEXAS DEPARTMENT
OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE, INSTITUTIONAL DIVISION,
Respondent-Appellee.
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Appeal from the United States District Court
for the Southern District of Texas
USDC No. H-02-CV-501
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Before DeMOSS, DENNIS, and PRADO, Circuit Judges.
PER CURIAM:*
Thomas Palermo, Texas prisoner #823316, moves for a
certificate of appealability (COA) to appeal from the denial
of his motion for relief pursuant to FED. R. CIV. P. 60(b).
No COA is required following the denial of Rule 60(b) relief.
Dunn v. Cockrell, 302 F.3d 491, 492 (5th Cir. 2002),
cert. denied, 123 S. Ct. 1208 (2003). Palermo’s COA motion is
DENIED as unnecessary.
*
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that this opinion should not be published and is not precedent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.
No. 03-20139
-2-
Palermo contended in his Rule 60(b) motion that the notice
of appeal he had filed in his underlying habeas corpus action was
timely filed. We already had dismissed Palermo’s appeal in the
underlying action because the notice of appeal was untimely.
The district court lacked jurisdiction to overturn this court’s
dismissal of Palermo’s previous appeal via a grant of Palermo’s
Rule 60(b) motion. See Lancaster v. Presley, 35 F.3d 229, 232
(5th Cir. 1994).
COA DENIED; APPEAL DISMISSED. 5TH CIR. R. 42.2.
Palermo v. Cockrell
Combined Opinion