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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

JOSE RODRIGUEZ GARCIA,

Petitioner, No. CIV S-06-1404 FCD KJM P

vs.

E. EVANS,

Respondent. ORDER

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Petitioner is a state prisoner proceeding pro se with a petition for a writ of habeas

corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254. On September 29, 2009, judgment was entered in this

court denying the petition. On February 2, 2010, petitioner filed a request for certificate of

appealability and what appears to be a notice of appeal. Before petitioner can appeal this

decision, a certificate of appealability must issue. 28 U.S.C. § 2253(c); Fed. R .App. P. 22(b).

Federal Rule of Appellate Procedure 22(b) requires the district court judge who rendered a

judgment denying such petition to “either issue a certificate of probable cause or state the

reasons why such a certificate should not issue.”

The timely filing of a notice of appeal is a jurisdictional requirement. Scott v.

Younger, 739 F.2d 1464, 1466 (9th Cir. 1984). Here, the time limit for filing a notice of appeal 

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following entry of judgment is thirty days. See Fed. R. App. P. 4(a). Petitioner's notice of

appeal in this action was filed more than thirty days after entry of judgment. 

The United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit has held that the

issuance of a certificate of probable cause cannot vest the court of appeals with jurisdiction if

jurisdiction is not proper in that court. Hayward v. Britt, 572 F.2d 1324, 1325 (9th Cir. 1978). 

The rationale of Hayward applies with equal force to a certificate of appealability. For these

reasons, the court declines to issue a certificate of appealability.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

DATED: February 18, 2010.

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