Opinion
No. CIV 10-365-RAW-KEW
04-08-2014
JERRY D. HODGES, Petitioner, v. JANET DOWLING, Warden, Respondent.
OPINION AND ORDER
DENYING CERTIFICATE OF APPEALABILITY
Petitioner has filed a notice of intent to appeal the court's order entered March 24, 2014, denying his petition for a writ of habeas corpus. After a careful review of the record, the court concludes petitioner has failed to make a "substantial showing of the denial of a constitutional right," as required by 28 U.S.C. § 2253(c)(2). The court further finds that petitioner has not "demonstrate[d] that reasonable jurists would find [this] court's assessment of the constitutional claims debatable or wrong." Slack v. McDaniel, 529 U.S. 473, 484 (2000).
ACCORDINGLY, petitioner is denied a certificate of appealability. See Rule 11(a) of the Rules Governing Section 2254 Cases.
IT IS SO ORDERED this 8th day of April 2014.
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RONALD A. WHITE
UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE