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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

WILLIAM CARL LAWRENCE,

Petitioner,

Civil No. 12-2857 LAB (WVG)

ORDER DENYING FOR

CERTIFICATE OF

APPEALABILITY 

vs.

ROBERT TRIMBLE, Warden, et al.,

Respondents.

On November 30, 2012, Petitioner filed a petition for writ of habeas corpus, pursuant

to 28 U.S.C. §2254, along with a request to proceed in forma pauperis. In his Petition,

Petitioner challenged the validity and amount of the restitution fine imposed as a result of his

state court conviction. This Court dismissed the Petition because the this Court does not have

jurisdiction over a claim which merely challenges a restitution order. See Bailey v. Hill, 599

F.3d 976, 980 (9th Cir. 2010). 

Petitioner has now filed a petition for 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) (2006). For the same reasons set forth in this

Court’s Order dismissing the petition, the Court finds Petitioner cannot demonstrate that

reasonable jurists would find this Court’s dismissal of his petition debatable. See Miller-El v.

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Cockrell, 537 U.S. 322, 327 (2003); see also Slack v. McDaniel, 529 U.S. 473, 484 (2000). 

Therefore, the Court DENIES a certificate of appealability.

IT IS SO ORDERED. 

DATED: February 20, 2013

HONORABLE LARRY ALAN BURNS

United States District Judge

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