IOPs to FRAP 22: Habeas Corpus and Section 2255 Proceedings
Rules and Internal Operating Procedures of the Eleventh Circuit — Title VI. Habeas Corpus; Proceedings in Forma Pauperis
1. Certificate of Appealability. Consistent with FRAP 2, the court may suspend the provisions of 11th Cir. R. 22-1(c) and order proceedings in accordance with the court’s direction.
2. Oral Argument in Capital Cases. The presiding judge of the panel will notify the clerk at the appropriate time whether or not there will be oral argument in the case, and if so, the date for oral argument and the amount of oral argument time allotted to each side. A capital case appeal will include oral argument on the merits unless the panel decides unanimously that oral argument is not needed.