¶1 Steve Tepp, a Texas prisoner, filed a 28 U.S.C. § 2254 habeas corpus petition to challenge his conviction and sentence. The district court dismissed for want of prosecution. Tepp seeks a certificate of appealability (“COA”) to appeal the dismissal.
¶2 To obtain a COA, Tepp must show “that jurists of reason would find it debatable whether the petition states a valid claim of the denial of a constitutional right and that jurists of reason would find it debatable whether the district court was correct in its procedural ruling.” Slack v. McDaniel, 529 U.S. 473, 484, 120 S.Ct. 1595, 146 L.Ed.2d 542 (2000). The record does not reflect that Tepp engaged in delay or contumacious conduct. See Long v. Simmons, 77 F.3d 878, 879-80 (5th Cir.1996); Berry v. CIGNA/RSI-CIGNA, 975 F.2d 1188, 1191 n. 6 (5th Cir.1992). Consequently, he has established that reasonable jurists would debate whether the district court correctly dismissed his petition for want of prosecution. See Long, 77 F.3d at 879-80; Berry, 975 F.2d at 1191 n. 6. Based on the materials of record, it is impossible to determine whether reasonable jurists would *480 debate whether Tepp presents valid claims of a constitutional deprivation. See Houser v. Dretke, 395 F.3d 560, 562 (5th Cir.2004).
¶3 Consequently, the motion for a COA is GRANTED, the judgment is VACATED, and the case is REMANDED for further proceedings consistent with this ruling. All other outstanding motions are DENIED. We express no view on the merits of Tepp’s claims or on what procedures the district court should use to resolve them.