U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, 1997

In Re: Cline

In Re: Cline
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · Decided December 16, 1997

In Re: Cline

Opinion

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS For the Fifth Circuit

No. 97-00535 Summary Calendar

In re: Danny Cline, Movant.

Appeal from the United States District Court For the Eastern District of Texas (6:96-CV-175) December 5, 1997

Before DUHE’, DeMOSS AND DENNIS, Circuit Judges.

PER CURIAM:* Danny Ray Cline, Texas prisoner #491760, requests that this court authorize his successive 28 U.S.C. §2254 habeas corpus application in the district court. However, in light of Lindh v. Murphy, --- U.S. ---, 117 S.Ct. 2059, 138 L.Ed.2d. 481 (1997 and this court’s opinion in Moran v. Stalder, 121 F.3d 210 (5th Cir. 1997) coupled with the fact that Cline filed his petition for * 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 R. 47.5, the Court has determined that this opinion should not be published and is not precedent except under the limited circumstances set forth in 5TH CIR.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. habeas relief prior to April 24, 1996, the effective date of the Antiterrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act of 1996 (AEDPA), the district court’s order of dismissal and final judgement of March 18, 1997 are VACATED and this matter is REMANDED to the district court for further proceedings under pre-AEDPA standards.

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