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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

For the Northern District of California

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

JORGE GARCIA,

Petitioner,

 v.

ROBERT HOREL,

Respondent. /

No. CV 07-6012 JSW

ORDER DENYING

APPLICATION FOR

CERTIFICATE OF

APPEALABILITY

BACKGROUND

Petitioner, Jorge Garcia ("Garcia") a prisoner of the State of California, filed a habeas

corpus petition pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254 challenging the constitutional validity of his state

conviction. On November 30, 2009, the Court denied Garcia's petition on the basis that he

failed to show any violation of his federal constitutional rights in the underlying state criminal

proceedings. Garcia has filed a notice of appeal and an application for certificate of

appealability. 

A petitioner may not appeal a final order in a federal habeas corpus proceeding without

first obtaining a certificate of appealability (formerly known as a certificate of probable cause to

appeal). See 28 U.S.C. § 2253(c); Fed. R. App. P. 22(b). A judge shall grant a certificate of

appealability “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. 28 U.S.C. § 2253(c)(3). “Where a district court has rejected the constitutional

claims on the merits the showing required to satisfy § 2253(c) is straightforward: the petitioner 

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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). 

For the reasons discussed in the order denying the petition, Petitioner has not shown that

reasonable jurists would disagree that the claims in his petition are without merit. Accordingly,

the application for certificate of appealability is DENIED. The Clerk of Court shall forward

this order, along with the case file, to the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. 

Petitioner may also seek a certificate of appealability from that court. See United States v.

Asrar, 116 F.3d 1268, 1270 (9th Cir. 1997).

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: January 6, 2010 ________________________________

JEFFREY S. WHITE

UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

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