In Re: Tony Epps

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• recognizing that a district court can transfer a successive § 2254 petition
• explaining that the Fifth Circuit permits district courts to transfer the petition for consideration pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2244(a) and (b)(3)(c)
• approving the practice of transferring a successive petition to the circuit court and establishing procedures in the circuit court to handle such transfers
• approving the practice of transferring a successive petition to the circuit court and establishing procedures in the circuit court to handle such transfers
• adopting a procedure to be used when a successive petition filed without prior authorization is transferred
• approving the practice 2 of transferring a successive petition to the circuit court and establishing procedures in the circuit court to handle such transfers

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