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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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United States District Court

For the Northern District of California

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

SAN JOSE DIVISION

FERNANDO MURILLO,

Petitioner(s),

 v.

JOSEPH L. MCGRATH, Warden

Respondent(s). /

NO. C 02-00111 JW 

ORDER DENYING CERTIFICATE OF

APPEALABILITY

Petitioner Fernando Murillo initiated this action on January 8, 2002, and sought leave to

proceed in forma pauperis and for appointment of counsel. On that same day the Court sent a Notice

to Petitioner advising him that he had neither paid the filing fee nor submitted a proper application

for leave to proceed in forma pauperis. The Court provided a copy of the correct form to proceed in

forma pauperis, along with a return envelope, instructions, and a notification that the case would be

dismissed if Petitioner failed to pay the fee or file the completed application within thirty days. 

When Petitioner failed to respond, the Court dismissed the case without prejudice for failure to pay

the filing fee on February 21, 2002.

On March 18, 2002, Petitioner filed a prisoner trust fund account statement. On April 4,

2002, the Court issued an order advising Petitioner that the Court could not take any further action in

the case because the case had been dismissed. The Court also advised Petitioner that he was free to

file a new petition. Also on April 4, 2002, the Court entered judgment.

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 The Court notes that these four documents were also filed in another case initiated by

Petitioner, Murillo v. McGrath, C02-3264 JW. The Court dismissed the action for failure to pay the

filing fee on February 10, 2004.

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 Petitioner may then ask the Court of Appeals to issue the certificate, see Fed. R. App. P.

22(b)(1), or if he does not, the notice of appeal will be construed as such a request, see Fed. R. App.

P. 22(b)(2).

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Years later, on August 24, 2005, Petitioner filed the following documents: (1) a notice of

appeal and request for a certificate of appealability; (2) a first amended petition for writ of habeas

corpus; (3) a motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis; and (4) a request for appointment of

counsel.1

A petitioner may not appeal a final order in a federal habeas corpus proceeding without first

obtaining a certificate of appealability (formerly known as a certificate of probable cause to appeal). 

28 U.S.C. § 2253(c); Fed. R. App. P. 22(b). A judge shall grant a certificate of appealability “only if

the applicant has made a substantial showing of the denial of a constitutional right.” 28 U.S.C. §

2253(c)(2). The certificate must indicate which issues satisfy this standard. See id. § 2253(c)(3).

As stated above, the Court properly dismissed the action for failure to pay the requisite filing

fee in a timely manner. Accordingly, the Court DENIES the certificate of appealability.

Further, the Court advises Petitioner once again that he is free to file a new petition, if he

believes he has a legal basis for doing so at this late date; however, the new petition must be filed as

a new action and be assigned a new case number. Petitioner’s two 2002 cases are now closed, and

will not be reopened unless the Ninth Circuit reverses the Court’s orders of dismissal and judgment. 

The Clerk shall transmit the file, including a copy of this order, to the Court of Appeals. See

Fed. R. App. P. 22(b).2

Dated: April __, 2006 

JAMES WARE

United States District Judge

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THIS IS TO CERTIFY THAT COPIES OF THIS ORDER HAVE BEEN DELIVERED TO:

Fernando Murillo

P-33479

High Desert State Prison

P. O. Box 3030

Susanville, Ca 96127

Attorney General’s Office

455 Golden Gate Ave.

Suite 11000

San Francisco, CA 94102

Dated: April __, 2006 Richard W. Wieking, Clerk

By: /s/JW Chambers 

Melissa Peralta

Courtroom Deputy

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