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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

GARY WAYNE LABRANCH,

Petitioner, No. CIV S-00-1849 GEB JFM P 

vs.

CAL A. TERHUNE, et al.,

Respondents. ORDER

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Petitioner, a state prisoner proceeding pro se, has

timely filed a notice of appeal of this court’s March 30, 2005

denial of his application for a writ of habeas corpus together

with a request for a certificate of appealability pursuant to 28

U.S.C. § 2253(c).

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 court must either issue a certificate of

appealability indicating which issues satisfy the required

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showing or must state the reasons why such a certificate should

not issue. Fed. R. App. P. 22(b).

For the reasons set forth in the magistrate judge’s

February 15, 2005 findings and recommendations, petitioner has

not made a substantial showing of the denial of a constitutional

right. Accordingly, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that:

1. Petitioner’s April 18, 2005 request for a

certificate of appealability is denied; and

2. The Clerk of the Court is directed to process

petitioner’s appeal to the United States Court of Appeals for the

Ninth Circuit. 

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: June 9, 2005

/s/ Garland E. Burrell, Jr.

GARLAND E. BURRELL, JR.

United States District Judge

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