Bowe v. United States · ¶153
Begin by walking through the relevant statutory provisions. Section 2255 requires a federal prisoner to satisfy two essential requirements before he can pursue a second or successive challenge. First, his filing must “contain” either new facts or new law sufficient to satisfy § 2255(h)(1) or (h)(2). Second, his filing “must be certified” by a court of appeals under the rules outlined in § 2244. And to win certification under § 2244, everyone accepts, a federal prisoner must satisfy at least §§ 2244(b)(3)(A), (B), (C), and (D). Ante, at 29. (With jurisdiction now out of the picture, we can set aside the dispute over (E).)Read in context ›
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