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authority type
case
jurisdiction
federal_third_circuit
publication status
published_precedential_opinion
precedential status
binding_in_third_circuit
decision or issuance date
2017-08-22
subsequent history
Jones v. Hendrix, 599 U.S. 465 (2023), displaced the opinion's saving-clause merits framework to the extent inconsistent; this record uses only Bruce's unaffected COA classification.
negative treatment status
Merits framework limited by Jones; no negative treatment of the § 2253(c) COA proposition identified in official-primary-source review through 2026-08-25; comprehensive commercial citator not run.
material limitations
Do not use this record for post-Jones saving-clause merits; binding only in the Third Circuit, though the COA conclusion follows the nationwide statute.
The § 2253(c) COA requirements did not apply to Bruce's appeal from denial of his federal saving-clause § 2241 petition.
Material limitations
Jones v. Hendrix, 599 U.S. 465 (2023), displaced Bruce's saving-clause merits framework to the extent inconsistent. This card uses only the unaffected COA proposition. It is binding only in the Third Circuit, though the COA classification follows the nationwide statutory text. A comprehensive commercial citator was not run.