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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

KEVIN LAMONTE CHAPMAN,

Petitioner, 2:03-cv-0501-GEB-DAD-P

vs.

THOMAS CAREY, Warden, et al.,

Respondents. 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 6, 2007, judgment was entered in this court

denying the petition. On November 8, 2007, petitioner filed a motion requesting that the court

“reinstate” his case in order to allow him to request a stay so that he could exhaust additional

claims in state court. That motion was denied by order dated November 28, 2007. On December

10, 2007, petitioner filed 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.”

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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

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: January 4, 2008

 

GARLAND E. BURRELL, JR.

United States District Judge

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