United States v. McKeighan

FILED United States Court of Appeals UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS Tenth Circuit TENTH CIRCUIT September 19, 2011 Elisabeth A. Shumaker Clerk of Court UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Plaintiff - Appellee, No. 11-3044 v. (D.C. Nos. 2:10-CV-02542-JWL & 2:06-CR-20066-JWL-1) JAMES A. MCKEIGHAN, (D. Kan.) Defendant - Appellant. ORDER Before LUCERO, GORSUCH and MATHESON, Circuit Judges. This matter is before the court on Mr. McKeighan’s 28 U.S.C. § 2255 application for a certificate of appealability. In light of this court’s September 8, 2011 order in related case no. 08-3204, this court lifts the June 6, 2011 order of abatement and dismisses this matter as moot without prejudice to Mr. McKeighan’s later submitting a 28 U.S.C. § 2255 motion as an original filing. We grant Mr. McKeighan’s motion to proceed in forma pauperis. A copy of this order shall stand as the mandate of the court. ENTERED FOR THE COURT Scott M. Matheson, Jr. Circuit Judge