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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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[PROPOSED] CERT. OF APPEALABILITY

AJ KUTCHINS

P.O. Box 5138

Berkeley, California 94705

(510) 841-5635

ajkutchins@earthlink.net

State Bar # 102322

Attorney for Petitioner

RONALD SMITH

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

RONALD EDWARD SMITH,

Petitioner and Appellant,

vs. No. CV 06-01637 MMC

CHARLES PLUMMER, Sheriff, 

Alameda County Jail, 

Respondent and Appellee.

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CERTIFICATE OF APPEALABILITY

Having considered the Application of Petitioner Ronald Smith and all of the

documents on file in this matter, and finding good cause therefor, the Court determines that

Petitioner has made a substantial showing of the denial of a constitutional right in regard to

the claim set forth in the above-captioned habeas corpus petition. The Court accordingly

certifies the appealability of Petitioner’s claim that he was deprived of due process of law,

under the principles outlined in Santobello v. New York, 404 U.S. 257 (1971) and its

progeny, when the State initiated civil commitment proceedings against him. The Court

further certifies that “jurists of reason” could disagree as to whether the abstention doctrine

set forth in Younger v. Harris, 401 U.S. 37 (1971) is applicable to the instant case.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: __________________ _________________________________

HON. MAXINE M. CHESNEY

United States District Judge

June 15, 2010

Case 3:06-cv-01637-MMC Document 51 Filed 06/15/10 Page 1 of 1