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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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United States District Court

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United States District Court

For the Northern District of California

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

KEVIN LEIGH,

Petitioner,

 v.

ANTHONY KANE,

Respondent. /

No. C 06-2947 CRB

ORDER GRANTING CERTIFICATE

OF APPEALABILITY IN PART

Now before the Court is petitioner’s request for issuance of a certificate of

appealability (“COA”). A judge shall grant a COA “only if the applicant has made a

substantial showing of the denial of a constitutional right.” 28 U.S.C. § 2253(c)(2). The

certificate must indicate which issues satisfy this standard, see id. § 2253(c)(3), and the court

of appeals is limited to considering only those claims. See Hiivala v. Wood, 195 F.3d 1098,

1103 (9th Cir. 1999).

“Where a district court has rejected the constitutional claims on the merits, the

showing required to satisfy § 2253(c) is straightforward: the petitioner must demonstrate that

reasonable jurists would find the district court’s assessment of the constitutional claims

debatable or wrong.” Slack v. McDaniel, 529 u.s. 473, 484 (2000).

Here, the Court concludes that petitioner has made a “substantial showing” of denial

of a constitutional right with respect to his due process claim, but not as to his (1) “violation 

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of the plea agreement,” (2) Apprendi/Blakely, and (3) ex post facto claims.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: Sep. 19, 2007 

CHARLES R. BREYER

UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

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