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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

ERIC JON HASELTON,

Petitioner, 2:01-cv-0903-GEB-JFM-P

vs.

DIRECTOR, CALIFORNIA

DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS,

Respondent. ORDER

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Petitioner, a state prisoner proceeding pro se, has

timely filed a notice of appeal of this court's September 20,

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.

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1 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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§ 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, 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: petitioner’s retained trial attorney

rendered ineffective assistance of counsel because the trial

attorney had a conflict of interest resulting from his law

partner’s concurrent representation of petitioner’s co-defendant.

Accordingly, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that a certificate of

appealability is issued in the present action.

Dated: September 28, 2005

/s/ Garland E. Burrell, Jr.

GARLAND E. BURRELL, JR.

United States District Judge

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