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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

Northern District of California

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

TROY SMITH,

Petitioner,

v.

KEVIN CHAPPELL,

Respondent.

Case No. 11-cv-01791-SI 

ORDER GRANTING REQUEST FOR 

CERTIFICATE OF APPEALABILITY

Re: Dkt. No. 45

Petitioner has filed a request for a certificate of appealability. Dkt Nos. 45, 46. Petitioner 

seeks to appeal: (1) the denial of his petition for writ of habeas corpus, specifically that portion 

brought under Brady v. Maryland, 373 U.S. 83 (1963); and (2) the denial of his motion for 

discovery on his Brady claim. See Dkt. Nos. 37, 43. Because a reasonable jurist could “find the 

district court’s assessment of the constitutional claims debatable or wrong,” petitioner’s request is 

GRANTED. See Slack v. McDaniel, 529 U.S. 473, 484 (2000). A certificate of appealability shall 

issue on the denial of the Brady claim and the denial of the motion for discovery as to the Brady

claim. See Dkt. No. 45 at 2.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: September 22, 2015

______________________________________

SUSAN ILLSTON

United States District Judge

Case 3:11-cv-01791-SI Document 49 Filed 09/23/15 Page 1 of 1