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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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To the extent Petitioner argues the Court is biased, the Court finds Petitioner has failed to 1

submit a timely and sufficient affidavit. See 28 U.S.C. § 144. Further, no circumstances exist that

might cause the Court’s impartiality to be reasonably questioned. See 28 U.S.C. § 455. 

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

ERIC L. WAYNE,

Petitioner,

vs.

THOMAS FELKER, Acting Warden, et al.

Respondents.

Case No. 2:03-cv-02437 JKS DAD

ORDER

On February 1, 2008, the Court denied Petitioner’s application for a writ of habeas corpus. 

Docket No. 18. The Court also declined to issue a Certificate of Appealability (“COA”) and

instructed Petitioner that any further request should be addressed to the Court of Appeals. Id. 

Petitioner has now filed a pleading requesting a new judge and arguing his application should have

been granted. Docket No. 20. This Court has liberally construed Petitioner’s filing as a Notice of

Appeal and deems it a request for a Certificate of Appeal. As the Court has already declined to 1

issue a COA, Petitioner should have filed his request in the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals. See

Fed. R. App. P. 22(b); Ninth Circuit R. 22-1. Accordingly, the Clerk shall forward Petitioner’s

filing at Docket No. 20 to the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals. 

Dated this the 27th day of February 2008.

 /s/ James K. Singleton, Jr. 

JAMES K. SINGLETON, JR. 

United States District Judge 

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