Robinson v. Hancock

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
EASTERN DISTRICT OF MISSOURI
SOUTHEASTERN DIVISION
AARON CORNELL ROBINSON, 	)
)
Petitioner, 	)
)
vs. 	) 	Case No. 1:24 CV 238 CDP
)
GREGORY HANCOCK, 	)
)
Respondent. 	)
MEMORANDUM AND ORDER
Petitioner moves for free copies of the record in his underlying state criminal
case in connection with an appeal filed in this § 2254 successive habeas case. [18].
On January 15, 2025, I denied and dismissed petitioner’s habeas petition under 28
U.S.C. § 2254 as successive. ECF 3, 4. On September 24, 2025, I denied two
motions in this closed case, concluding once again that this case remains a
successive habeas petition and, as such, petitioner was required to obtain
authorization from the United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit. ECF
10. Because he had not obtained authorization, the Court was unable to consider
his petition. Id. I also denied a certificate of appealability. Id.
Petitioner filed a notice of appeal of the September 24, 2025, Memorandum
and Order, ECF 11, and sought leave to proceed in forma pauperis on appeal. ECF
12. However, the Court certified that an appeal would not be taken in good faith
Case: 1:24-cv-00238-CDP Doc. #: 20 Filed: 11/03/25 Page: 1 of 2 PageID #:
<pageID>

- 2 -
and denied the motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis on appeal. ECF 13.
Because the Court previously denied petitioner leave to proceed in forma
pauperis on appeal, the Court cannot provide petitioner with free copies of
documents. Moreover, the requested documents are not part of this file as
petitioner did not file them with his habeas petition and the respondent was never
ordered to file the state court record.
Accordingly,
IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that petitioner’s motion for free copies [18] is
denied.
CATHERINE D. PERRY
UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE
Dated this 3rd day of November, 2025.
Case: 1:24-cv-00238-CDP Doc. #: 20 Filed: 11/03/25 Page: 2 of 2 PageID #:
<pageID>