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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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THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF ARKANSAS

PINE BLUFF DIVISION

TERRANCE JOHNSON

ADC #131197 PLAINTIFF

V. 5:09CV00047 JMM

LARRY NORRIS DEFENDANT

ORDER

Pending is Petitioner’s Notice of Appeal which the Court deems an application for

Certificate of Appealability and motion to appeal in forma pauperis. The Court will consider the

motion for Certificate of Appealability under 22(b) of the Federal Rules of Appellate Procedure and

28 U.S.C. § 2253(c). In order for this Court to grant a Certificate of Appealability, the petitioner

must make a “substantial showing of the denial of a constitutional right.” 28 U.S.C. § 2253(c)(2); 

Tiedeman v. Benson, 122 F.3d 518 (8th Cir. 1997). A “substantial showing” is one in which a

petitioner demonstrates that his “issues are debatable among jurists of reason; that a court could

resolve the issues [in a different manner]; or that the questions are ‘adequate to deserve

encouragement to proceed further.’” Barefoot v. Estelle, 463 U.S. 880, 893 (1983)(discussing

necessary showing under previous law dealing with certificates of probable cause).

In this case, Petitioner has failed to make such a substantial showing of the denial of a

constitutional right. Accordingly, the motion for Certificate of Appealability (Docket #23) is

DENIED. Petitioner may file this motion with the Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals. 

Because Petitioner has not filed a financial affidavit, his motion to appeal in forma pauperis

is DENIED. 

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IT IS SO ORDERED this 13th day of April, 2010.

______________________________

James M. Moody

United States District Judge

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