Lotter v. Houston (PURSUANT TO ORDER #21, SEND A COPY OF ALL UNSEALED FILINGS TO PETITIONER)

Filing 167

ORDER that the notice of appeal (filing no. 165 ), construed also as a request to proceed in forma pauperis, is granted. The Clerk shall process the appeal. No certificate of appealability has been or will be issued. Ordered by Senior Judge Richard G. Kopf. (LAC)

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE DISTRICT OF NEBRASKA
JOHN L. LOTTER,
Petitioner,
v.
SCOTT FRAKES, Director,
Nebraska Department of Correctional
Institutions,
Respondent.

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4:04CV3187

ORDER

Upon receipt of the notice of appeal (filing no. 165), and recognizing that the
defendant is subject to the death penalty and further that counsel has been appointed,
IT IS ORDERED that:
(1)

The notice of appeal (filing no. 165), construed also as a request to
proceed in forma pauperis, is granted.

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The Clerk shall process the appeal.

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No certificate of appealability has been or will be issued.

DATED this 27th day of April, 2017.
BY THE COURT:
s/ Richard G. Kopf
Senior United States District Judge