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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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ORDER DENYING REQUEST TO PROCEED IN FORMA PAUPERIS; DENYING REQUEST FOR APPOINTMENT OF COUNSEL;

DENYING REQUEST FOR CERTIFICATE OF APPEALABILITY; & GRANTING MOTION OF MARK GREENBERG TO

WITHDRAW AS ATTORNEY OF RECORD FOR PETITIONER—No. C-02-01969 RMW

JAH

E-filed on 12/11/06

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

SAN JOSE DIVISION

BYRON LEVINGSTON,

 Petitioner,

v.

C.A. TERHUNE, Director of the Department of

Corrections, 

Respondent.

No. C-02-01969 RMW

ORDER DENYING REQUEST TO

PROCEED IN FORMA PAUPERIS;

DENYING REQUEST FOR APPOINTMENT

OF COUNSEL; DENYING REQUEST FOR

CERTIFICATE OF APPEALABILITY; &

GRANTING MOTION OF MARK

GREENBERG TO WITHDRAW AS

ATTORNEY OF RECORD FOR

PETITIONER

[Re Docket Nos. 19, 20, 21]

The court has denied Byron Levingston's petition for a writ of habeas corpus on the merits. 

Currently before the court are (1) Levingston's request for a certificate of appealability, (2)

Levingston's request to proceed in forma pauperis, and (3) Mark Greenberg's motion to withdraw

from representation of Levingston in this matter and for the court to appoint new counsel for

Levingston.

The requests for appointment of counsel and permission to proceed in forma pauperis are

matters for the Court of Appeal, and are accordingly denied without prejudice to renewal on appeal. 

As to the certificate of appealability, it has not been shown that reasonable jurists would

differ as required by Slack v. McDaniel, 529 U.S. 473, 484 (2000). Accordingly, the court denies

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 Petitioner may then ask the Court of Appeals to issue the certificate, see Fed. R. App. P. 22(b)(1),

or if he does not, the notice of appeal will be construed as such a request, see Fed. R. App. P.

22(b)(2).

ORDER DENYING REQUEST TO PROCEED IN FORMA PAUPERIS; DENYING REQUEST FOR APPOINTMENT OF COUNSEL;

DENYING REQUEST FOR CERTIFICATE OF APPEALABILITY; & GRANTING MOTION OF MARK GREENBERG TO

WITHDRAW AS ATTORNEY OF RECORD FOR PETITIONER—No. C-02-01969 RMW

JAH 2

the request for a certificate of appealability. The clerk shall transmit the file, including a copy of

this order, to the Court of Appeals. See Fed. R. App. P. 22(b).1

 Attorney Mark Greenberg requests permission to withdraw from representation of petitioner. 

Greenberg reports that he was appointed to represent Levingston during his state-court appeal, and

that he represented Levingston before the district court without payment. Greenberg prepared all the

motions addressed in this order. As nothing further remains to be done before this court, and he has

been representing Levingston without remuneration, Greenberg's motion to withdraw as counsel is

granted.

NOTICE TO PETITIONER BYRON LEVINGSTON

You are hereby notified that Mark Greenberg will no longer be representing you in the

above-captioned matter. The court needs to know how to contact you. If you do not keep the court

and other parties informed of your current address, they will not be able to send you notice of

actions that might affect you, including actions that may adversely affect your interests or result in

you losing the case. The last known address of respondent's counsel is:

California Attorney General's Office

455 Golden Gate Avenue, Suite 11000

San Francisco, CA 94102

If you fail to keep the court informed of your current address, or if any order from the court

mailed to the address which the court has on file for you is returned to the court as undeliverable, the

court may find that you have abandoned your lawsuit and it will be dismissed. Petitioner is hereby

informed that: (1) he may prosecute his action pro se or through another attorney; (2) he retains all

the obligations of a litigant; and (3) failure to respond to actions from the court or opposing counsel

may lead to dismissal of the case. 

DATED: 12/11/06

RONALD M. WHYTE

United States District Judge

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ORDER DENYING REQUEST TO PROCEED IN FORMA PAUPERIS; DENYING REQUEST FOR APPOINTMENT OF COUNSEL;

DENYING REQUEST FOR CERTIFICATE OF APPEALABILITY; & GRANTING MOTION OF MARK GREENBERG TO

WITHDRAW AS ATTORNEY OF RECORD FOR PETITIONER—No. C-02-01969 RMW

JAH 3

A copy of this order was mailed on to:

Former Counsel for Petitioner:

Mark D. Greenberg 

PBM No. 429 

484 Lake Park Avenue 

Oakland, CA 94610 

Petitioner:

Byron Levingston, P-21079

P.O. Box 7500

Crescent City, CA 95531-7500

Counsel for Respondent:

Juliet B. Haley 

California Attorney General's Office 

455 Golden Gate Avenue, Suite 11000 

San Francisco, CA 94102-7004 

Counsel are responsible for distributing copies of this order to co-counsel, as necessary.

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