Opinion
No. CIV S-08-1005 GEB GGH P.
February 28, 2011
ORDER
Petitioner, a state prisoner proceeding pro se, seeks a certificate of appealability for this court's January 31, 2011 denial of his application for a writ of habeas corpus. Before petitioner can appeal this decision, a certificate of appealability must issue. 28 U.S.C. § 2253(c); Fed.R.App.P. 22(b).
A certificate of appealability may issue under 28 U.S.C. § 2253 "only if the applicant has made a substantial showing of the denial of a constitutional right." 28 U.S.C. § 2253(c)(2). The court must either issue a certificate of appealability indicating which issues satisfy the required showing or must state the reasons why such a certificate should not issue. Fed.R.App.P. 22(b).
For the reasons set forth in the magistrate judge's November 18, 2010 findings and recommendations, and also in light of the United States Supreme Court's recent decision in Swarthout v. Cooke, 502 U.S. ___, ___ S. Ct. ___, 2011 WL 197627 *2 (Jan. 24, 2011), petitioner has not made a substantial showing of the denial of a constitutional right. Accordingly, a certificate of appealability should not issue in this action.
IT IS HEREBY ORDERED THAT:
1. A certificate of appealability shall not issue in this action; and
2. Petitioner's February 8, 2011 motion for clarification of order adopting findings and recommendations is denied as moot.
Dated: February 25, 2011