Heather Woodard and Brent Woodard, Individually and as Natural Mother and...

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF MISSISSIPPI SOUTHERN DIVISION HEATHER WOODARD and § PETITIONERS BRENT WOODARD, Individually § and as Natural Mother and Father § and Next Friends of Their Sons, P.W. § and B.W. § § § v. § Civil No. 1:26cv76-HSO-BWR § § ANDREA SANDERS, in Her Official § Capacity § RESPONDENT DENIAL OF CERTIFICATE OF APPEALABILITY A final order adverse to the applicants having been filed in the above-captioned habeas corpus case, in which the detention complained of arises out of process issued by a state court or a proceeding pursuant to 28 U.S.C. §§ 2241 or 2254, the Court, considering the record in the case and the requirements of 28 U.S.C. § 2253, Rule 22(b) of the Federal Rules of Appellate Procedure, and Rule 11(a) of the RULES GOVERNING SECTION 2254 CASES FOR THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURTS, hereby finds that: A Certificate of Appealability should not issue in this case. Jurists of reason could not conclude that the Court’s dismissal on procedural grounds was debatable or incorrect. See Slack v. McDaniel, 529 U.S. 473, 484 (2000). s/ Halil Suleyman Ozerden Date: March 11, 2026 HALIL SULEYMAN OZERDEN CHIEF UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE