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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 NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

NORRIS LEE WHITAKER, ) 

Petitioner, ) 

) NO. C 05-5065 CRB (PR) 

VS. ) 

) ORDER DENYTNG 

) CERTIFICATE OF 

JAMES E. HALL, Warden, ) APPEALABILITY 

Respondent. 

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) (Docs # 51 & 52) 

) 

Petitioner has filed a motion for an extension of time to file an application 

for a certificate of appealability (COA) under 28 U.S.C. 5 2253(c) and Federal 

Rule of Appellate Procedure 22(b), and an actual application for a COA. 

Good cause shown, petitioner's request for an extension (doc # 5 1) is 

GRANTED. But the application for a COA (doc # 52) is DENIED because 

petitioner has not made "a substantial showing of the denial of a constitutional 

right." 28 U.S .C. 5 225 3(c)(2). Petitioner has not demonstrated that "reasonable 

jurists would find the district court's assessment of the constitutional claims 

debatable or wrong." Slack v. McDaniel, 529 U.S. 473,484 (2000). 

Because the application for a COA is construed in part as a notice of 

appeal, the clerk is instructed to forward to the court of appeals the case file with 

this order. See United States v. 

SO ORDERED. 

DATED: s@ 2 5 2@fi 

CHAWES R. BREYER 

UnitCd States District Judge 

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