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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

SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

JAMES D. ALLEN,

Petitioner,

CASE NO. 07-CV-1746-H (AJB)

ORDER:

(1) DENYING AS MOOT

MOTION FOR ADDITIONAL

TIME TO FILE NOTICE OF

APPEAL; AND

(2) DENYING MOTION FOR A

CERTIFICATE OF

APPEALABILITY

vs.

L.E. SCRIBNER, Warden, et al.,

Respondent.

On July 16, 2008, the Court dismissed the petition because it presented a mix of

exhausted and unexhausted claims, and Petitioner was unwilling to abandon the

unexhausted claims. (Doc. No. 28.) The order was entered on July 17, 2008. (Id.) On

August 19, 2008, the Court received Petitioner’s notice of appeal along with two

motions: (1) a motion for an extension of time to file his notice of appeal; and (2) a

motion for a certificate of appealability. (Doc. Nos. 30-32.) 

Discussion

I. Extension of Time

The Court concludes that Petitioner’s notice of appeal is timely, so the request

for an extension of time is moot. Generally, the notice of appeal in a civil case is due

30 days after a court enters the judgment or order appealed from. Fed. R. App. P.

4(a)(1)(A). For an inmate confined in an institution, “the notice is timely if it is

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deposited in the institution’s mail system on or before the last day for filing.” Fed. R.

App. P. 4(c)(1). The Court entered its order on July 17, 2008, and Petitioner filed a

verification that he placed his notice of appeal in the prison mail system on August 16,

2008. Under Fed. R. App. P. 4(c)(1), therefore, he filed the notice within 30 days.

There is no need to extend time, and the Court denies Petitioner’s motion for additional

time as moot.

II. Certificate of Appealability

A certificate of appealability requires “a substantial showing of the denial of a

constitutional right.” 28 U.S.C. § 2253(c)(2). The Court concludes that Petitioner does

not meet this standard and denies the request for a certificate of appealability.

Conclusion

The Court concludes that the notice of appeal is timely and denies the motion for

additional time as moot. The Court denies the request for a certificate of appealability.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

DATED: August 21, 2008

MARILYN L. HUFF, District Judge

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

COPIES TO:

All parties of record.

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