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Nature of Suit Code: 530
Nature of Suit: Prisoner Petitions - Habeas Corpus
Cause of Action: 28:2254 Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus (State)

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

JOHN BURNIGHT, No. 2:06-cv-02398-MCE-CHS P

Petitioner, 

vs. ORDER

THOMAS CAREY, Warden, et al., 

Respondents.

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Petitioner, a state prisoner proceeding pro se, challenged the execution of his sentence in

an application for writ of habeas corpus which was denied by this court on April 28, 2010. 

Petitioner filed a timely notice of appeal and his appeal was processed to the United States Court

of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit.

On June 4, 2010, the case was remanded to this court for the limited purpose of granting

or denying a certificate of appealability in light of Hayward v. Marshall, No. 06-55392, 2010 WL

1664977, at *5 (9th Cir. Apr. 22, 2010) (en banc) (overruling those portions of earlier cases that

relieved a prisoner from obtaining a certificate of appealability to review the denial of a habeas

petition challenging an administrative decision to deny parole).

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 Except for the requirement that appealable issues be specifically identified, the standard 1

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.

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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)).1

Here, petitioner failed to make a substantial showing of the denial of a constitutional right

with respect to his due process claim. A certificate of appealability shall not issue in this case.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: June 8, 2010

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MORRISON C. ENGLAND, JR.

UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

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