ORDER
MOODY, District Judge.
Defendant Alba, seeking to appeal this court's denial of his motion pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2255, has asked this court to issue a certificate of probable cause. Is issuance of a certificate of probable cause a necessary prerequisite to the appeal?
As relevant to this question, 28 U.S.C. § 2255 states: "[a]n appeal may be taken to the court of appeals from the order entered on the motion as from a final...
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