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Prophet v. Clark

United States District Court, E.D. California
Dec 16, 2009
No. CIV S-07-2391 FCD CHS P (E.D. Cal. Dec. 16, 2009)

Opinion

No. CIV S-07-2391 FCD CHS P.

December 16, 2009


ORDER


Petitioner, a state prisoner proceeding pro se, filed a timely notice of appeal of this court's November 12, 2009 order denying his application for 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 "if the applicant has made a substantial showing of the denial of a constitutional right." 28 U.S.C. § 2253(c)(2). The certificate of appealability must "indicate which specific issue or issues satisfy" the requirement. 28 U.S.C. § 2253(c)(3).

A certificate of appealability should be granted for any issue that petitioner can demonstrate is "`debatable among jurists of reason,'" could be resolved differently by a different court, or is "`adequate to deserve encouragement to proceed further.'" Jennings v. Woodford, 290 F.3d 1006, 1010 (9th Cir. 2002) (quoting Barefoot v. Estelle, 463 U.S. 880, 893 (1983)).

Except for the requirement that appealable issues be specifically identified, the standard for issuance of a certificate of appealability is the same as the standard that applied to issuance of a certificate of probable cause. Jennings, at 1010.

In this case, petitioner failed to make a substantial showing with respect to any of the claims presented.

Accordingly, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that a certificate of appealability shall not issue in the present action.


Summaries of

Prophet v. Clark

United States District Court, E.D. California
Dec 16, 2009
No. CIV S-07-2391 FCD CHS P (E.D. Cal. Dec. 16, 2009)
Case details for

Prophet v. Clark

Case Details

Full title:JOSEPH DANNY PROPHET, Petitioner, v. KEN CLARK, Respondent

Court:United States District Court, E.D. California

Date published: Dec 16, 2009

Citations

No. CIV S-07-2391 FCD CHS P (E.D. Cal. Dec. 16, 2009)