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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

AARON FULGHAM, No. 2:03-cv-1714-MCE-KJM-P

Petitioner, 

v. ORDER

CHERYL PLILER, Warden, 

Respondent.

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Petitioner, a state prisoner proceeding pro se, has timely

filed a Notice of Appeal of this Court's March 21, 2006 denial of

his Application for a Writ of Habeas Corpus. Before Petitioner

can appeal this decision, a certificate of appealability must

issue. 28 U.S.C. § 2253(c); Fed. R. App. P. 22(b).

A certificate of appealability may issue under 28 U.S.C.

§ 2253 “only if the applicant has made a substantial showing of

the denial of a constitutional right.” 28 U.S.C. § 2253(c)(2).

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 Except for the requirement that appealable issues be 1

specifically identified, the standard for issuance of a

certificate of appealability is the same as the standard that

applied to issuance of a certificate of probable cause. 

Jennings, at 1010.

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The certificate of appealability must “indicate which specific

issue or issues satisfy” the requirement. 28 U.S.C.

§ 2253(c)(3).

A certificate of appealability should be granted for any

issue that petitioner can demonstrate is “‘debatable among

jurists of reason,’” could be resolved differently by a different

court, or is “‘adequate to deserve encouragement to proceed

further.’” Jennings v. Woodford, 290 F.3d 1006, 1010 (9th Cir.

2002) (quoting Barefoot v. Estelle, 463 U.S. 880, 893 (1983)).1

Petitioner has made a substantial showing of the denial of a

constitutional right in the following issue(s) presented in the

instant Petition: whether Petitioner’s rights were violated when

the trial court removed Juror No. 11 for refusing to deliberate. 

Accordingly, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that a Certificate of

Appealability is issued in the present action.

DATED: August 14, 2006

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MORRISON C. ENGLAND, JR

UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

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