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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

TERRENCE BROWNLEE, )

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Petitioner, )

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A.P. KANE, )

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Respondent. )

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No. CV-F-05-949 REC/SMS HC

ORDER DECLINING TO ISSUE

CERTIFICATE OF APPEALABILITY 

The court hereby declines to issue a certificate of

appealability in connection with petitioner's appeal from the

dismissal of his petition for writ of habeas corpus. 

The court dismissed the petition on the ground that it was a

second or successive petition authorization for which petitioner

had not applied for and received from the Ninth Circuit Court of

Appeals. “When the district court denies a habeas petition on

procedural grounds without reaching the prisoner’s underlying

constitutional claim, a COA should issue when the prisoner shows,

at least, that jurists of reason would find it debatable whether

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the petition states a valid claim of the denial of a

constitutional right and that jurists of reason would find it

debatable whether the district court was correct in its

procedural ruling.” Slack v. McDaniel, 529 U.S. 473, 484 (2000).

Given this standard, the court concludes that jurists of reason

would not find it debatable whether dismissal of the petition on

procedural grounds was correct.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

668554Dated: February 28, 2006 /s/ Robert E. Coyle 

UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

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