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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

RANDY ALLEN REVAK,

Petitioner, No. CIV S-00-1685 LKK JFM P

vs.

R. Q. HICKMAN, 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 August 12, 2005, 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. § 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,

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 Except for the requirement that appealable issues be specifically identified, the standard

for issuance of a certificate of appealability is the same as the standard that applied to issuance of

a certificate of probable cause. Jennings, at 1010.

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290 F.3d 1006, 1010 (9th Cir. 2002) (quoting Barefoot v. Estelle, 463 U.S. 880, 893 (1983)).1

Petitioner has made a substantial showing of the denial of a constitutional right in

the following issues presented in the instant petition: (1) whether the trial court committed

sentencing error; (2) whether petitioner’s right to due process and notice of the charges against

him was violated by the imposition of a sentencing enhancement; (3) whether the trial court

violated petitioner’s right to present a defense when it excluded evidence bearing on the

credibility of the victim; (4) whether the trial court erred when it refused to grant petitioner

access to confidential information from two state agencies regarding the victim’s children; and

(5) whether the trial court improperly granted petitioner’s motion to represent himself. 

Accordingly, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that a certificate of appealability is

issued in the present action.

DATED: September 16, 2005.

/s/Lawrence K. Karlton 

UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

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