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Nature of Suit Code: 535
Nature of Suit: Habeas Corpus - Death Penalty
Cause of Action: 28:2254 Ptn for Writ of H/C - Stay of Execution

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

RICHARD E. GRANT,

Petitioner,

v.

JILL BROWN, Acting Warden of

California State Prison at San

Quentin, et al.,

Respondents. 

 

No. CIV S-90-0779 DFL JFM 

 DEATH PENALTY CASE 

 ORDER

Petitioner, a state prisoner, has timely filed a notice of

appeal of this court's January 12, 2006 partial denial of his

application for a 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 “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 of appealability must “indicate which specific

issue or issues satisfy” the requirement. 28 U.S.C.

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§ 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)). 

Petitioner has made a substantial showing of the denial of a

constitutional right as to the following issues presented in the 

petition: 

1. Claims 2A/2B/2C concerning competency of petitioner;

2. Claim 38K concerning whether the San Bernadino murder 

should have been counted as a special circumstance because it

occurred after the Shasta County murders. 

Accordingly, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that a certificate of

appealability is issued in the present action as to the above

claims.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: 3/17/2006

DAVID F. LEVI

United States District Judge

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