Mitchell v. Malfi
Filing
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ORDER DENYING REQUEST FOR CERTIFICATE OF APPEALABILITY signed by District Judge Phyllis J. Hamilton on 5/5/2010. (Sant Agata, S)
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1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 United States District Court For the Eastern District of California 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 The court denied the petition for a writ of habeas corpus in the abovecaptioned matter and issued judgment in favor of respondent. Petitioner has filed a an application for a certificate of appealability. "[A]n appeal may not be taken to the court of appeals from" the denial of a habeas petition unless a certificate of appealability is issued. 28 U.S.C. § 2253(c)(1) (2009). A certificate of appealability may be issued "only if the applicant has made a substantial showing of the denial of a constitutional right," id. § 2253(c)(2); the certificate "shall indicate which specific issue or issues satisfy [this] showing," id. § 2254(c)(3). For the reasons stated in the court's prior order denying the petition, petitioner has not made any showing of the denial of a constitutional right, much less the substantial LEONARD JESSIE MITCHELL, Petitioner, v JAMES YATES, Respondent _____________________________/ No. C-06-00387 PJH ORDER DENYING REQUEST FOR CERTIFICATE OF APPEALABILITY IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
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showing required for the issuance of a certificate of appealability. Accordingly, and good cause appearing therefor, petitioner's application for a certificate of appealability is denied. IT IS SO ORDERED.
Dated: May 5, 2010
___________________________________ PHYLLIS J. HAMILTON United States District Judge
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