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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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United States District Court

For the Northern District of California

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28 ORDER GRANTING IN PART REQUEST FOR CERTIFICATE OF APPEALABILITY AND ALLOWING PETITIONER TO

PROCEED IN FORMA PAUPERIS

No. C-99-20659 RMW

United States District Court

For the Northern District of California

*E-FILED - 3/19/07*

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

SAN JOSE DIVISION

JOSEPH DIGGS,

Plaintiff,

v.

CHERYL PLILER, Warden, 

and THE ATTORNEY GENERAL OF THE

STATE OF CALIFORNIA

Defendant.

No. C-99-20659 RMW

ORDER GRANTING IN PART REQUEST

FOR CERTIFICATE OF APPEALABILITY

AND ALLOWING PETITIONER TO

PROCEED IN FORMA PAUPERIS

[Re Docket Nos. 32, 33]

Joseph Diggs petitions for a certificate of appealability under 28 U.S.C. § 2253(c) as to all

issues raised in his petition for a writ of habeas corpus which was denied. 

An appeal may not be taken to the court of appeals from the final order in a habeas corpus

proceeding in which the detention arises from a state court judgment without the issuance of a

certificate of appealability. 28 U.S.C. § 2253. Such certificate may issue only if the applicant has

made a substantial showing of the denial of a constitutional right. Id. The court must indicate which

specific issue or issues satisfy the showing required. Id. In this case, the court finds that Diggs has

made a substantial showing of the denial of a constitutional right on his claims of Bruton error and

alleged ineffective assistance of counsel with respect to that claim. Petitioner's other claims do not

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merit a certificate of appealability as they are without merit for the reasons given in the order

denying the petition. The clerk shall transmit the file, including a copy of this order, to the Court of

Appeals. See Fed. R. App. P. 22(b). 

Diggs' request that this court allow him to proceed on appeal in forma pauperis is granted.

DATED: 3/19/07 ____________________________________

RONALD M. WHYTE

United States District Judge

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THIS SHALL CERTIFY THAT A COPY OF THIS ORDER WAS PROVIDED TO:

Counsel for Petitioner:

Marc Zilversmit

523 Octavia St. 

San Francisco, CA 94102

Nina Wilder

Weinberg & Wilder

523 Octavia St. 

San Francisco, CA 94102

Counsel for Respondents:

Gregory A. Ott

California State Attorney General's Office

455 Golden Gate Ave., Suite 11000

San Francisco, CA 94102

Counsel are responsible for distributing copies of this order to co-counsel, as necessary.

Date: 3/19/07

Chambers of Judge Whyte

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