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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

KRISTIN ROSSUM,

Plaintiff,

CASE NO. 07-CV-1590-JLS (JMA)

ORDER: GRANTING

CERTIFICATE OF

APPEALABILITY

(Doc. No. 12.)

vs.

L.E. SCRIBNER, et al.,

Defendants.

Kristin Rossum filed a petition for writ of habeas corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254. On

May 16, 2008, pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(1), Magistrate Judge Jan M. Adler issued a Report and

Recommendation (“R&R”) recommending that the Court deny the petition. (Doc. No. 12.) Petitioner

filed objections. (Doc. No. 16.) On April 8, 2009, the Court adopted the R&R’s conclusions in full

and it’s reasoning in part and denied the petition. (Doc. No. 17.) On April 22, 2009, Petitioner filed

a notice requesting a certificate of appealability.

A certificate of appealability is authorized “if the applicant has made a substantial showing of

the denial of a constitutional right.” 28 U.S.C. § 2253(c)(2) (2008). “A petitioner satisfies this

standard by demonstrating that jurists of reason could disagree with the district court's resolution of

his constitutional claims or that jurists could conclude the issues presented are adequate to deserve

encouragement to proceed further.” Miller-El v. Cockrell, 537 U.S. 322, 327 (2003); see also Slack

v. McDaniel, 529 U.S. 473, 484 (2000). The Court must either (1) grant the certificate of appealability

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indicating which issues satisfy the required showing or (2) state why a certificate should not issue.

Fed. R. App. P. 22(b).

In this case, a certificate of appealability is proper as to the issues presented in grounds one

and two of the petition. Accordingly, the Court GRANTS Petitioner's requests for a certificate of

appealability.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

DATED: April 24, 2009

Honorable Janis L. Sammartino

United States District Judge

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