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Lawrence v. Trimble

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
Feb 20, 2013
Civil No. 12-2857 LAB (WVG) (S.D. Cal. Feb. 20, 2013)

Opinion

Civil No. 12-2857 LAB (WVG)

02-20-2013

WILLIAM CARL LAWRENCE, Petitioner, v. ROBERT TRIMBLE, Warden, et al., Respondents.


ORDER DENYING FOR

CERTIFICATE OF

APPEALABILITY

On November 30, 2012, Petitioner filed a petition for writ of habeas corpus, pursuant to 28 U.S.C. §2254, along with a request to proceed in forma pauperis. In his Petition, Petitioner challenged the validity and amount of the restitution fine imposed as a result of his state court conviction. This Court dismissed the Petition because the this Court does not have jurisdiction over a claim which merely challenges a restitution order. See Bailey v. Hill, 599 F.3d 976, 980 (9th Cir. 2010).

Petitioner has now filed a petition for certificate of appealability. A certificate of appealability is authorized "if the applicant has made a substantial showing of the denial of a constitutional right." 28 U.S.C. § 2253(c)(2) (2006). For the same reasons set forth in this Court's Order dismissing the petition, the Court finds Petitioner cannot demonstrate that reasonable jurists would find this Court's dismissal of his petition debatable. See Miller-El v. Cockrell, 537 U.S. 322, 327 (2003); see also Slack v. McDaniel, 529 U.S. 473, 484 (2000). Therefore, the Court DENIES a certificate of appealability.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

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HONORABLE LARRY ALAN BURNS

United States District Judge


Summaries of

Lawrence v. Trimble

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
Feb 20, 2013
Civil No. 12-2857 LAB (WVG) (S.D. Cal. Feb. 20, 2013)
Case details for

Lawrence v. Trimble

Case Details

Full title:WILLIAM CARL LAWRENCE, Petitioner, v. ROBERT TRIMBLE, Warden, et al.…

Court:UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

Date published: Feb 20, 2013

Citations

Civil No. 12-2857 LAB (WVG) (S.D. Cal. Feb. 20, 2013)