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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

WILLIAM A. CHASSER, JR., 

Petitioner, 2:06-cv-1793-GEB-GGH-P

vs.

PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF

CALIFORNIA,

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 December 11, 2007, judgment was entered in this court

dismissing the petition. On January 28, 2008, 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). Under Federal Rule of Appellate Procedure 22(b) upon the filing of a

notice of appeal, “the district court judge who rendered the judgment must either issue a

certificate of appealability or state why 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

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. 

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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 22, 2008

 

GARLAND E. BURRELL, JR.

United States District Judge

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