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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

JOHN DAVID GANN

Petitioner, 2:00-cv-1644-GEB-CMK-P

vs.

ROBERT L. AYERS

Respondent. ORDER

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Petitioner, a state prisoner proceeding pro se, has

timely filed a notice of appeal of this court's August 30, 2005

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). The court must either issue a certificate of

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appealability indicating which issues satisfy the required

showing or must state the reasons why such a certificate should

not issue. Fed. R. App. P. 22(b).

 The Magistrate Judge’s March 3, 2005 findings and

recommendations found that petitioner’s application for habeas

relief was barred by the Antiterrosim and Effective Death Penalty

Act (AEDPA) and recommended that the petition be denied. As the

federal district court cannot review petitioner’s habeas

application due to AEDPA’s statute of limitations, petitioner

cannot make a substantial showing of the denial of a

constitutional right. Accordingly, a certificate of

appealability should not issue in this action.

DATED: December 6, 2005

/s/ Garland E. Burrell, Jr.

GARLAND E. BURRELL, JR.

United States District Judge

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