U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
Martinez v. Bergman
August 25, 2026
Summary
The court denied a certificate of appealability because Martinez did not show that reasonable jurists could debate the district court's procedural rulings. His actual-innocence evidence did not satisfy the gateway standard, and his objections were untimely and insufficiently specific under the firm-waiver rule. The court granted leave to proceed in forma pauperis, denied supplementation of the appellate record as moot, and dismissed the matter.