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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

GLENN FITZGERALD PADGETT, 2:03-cv-2553-GEB-CMK-P

Petitioner, 

vs. ORDER

ROBERT HERNANDEZ, et al.,

Respondents.

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Petitioner, a state prisoner proceeding pro se, brings

this petition for a writ of habeas corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C.

§ 2254. Pending before the court is petitioner’s request for a

certificate of appealability (Doc. 46), filed on August 29, 2005. 

 Before petitioner can appeal the judgment entered in

this case, a certificate of appealability must issue. See 28

U.S.C. § 2253(c); Fed. R. App. P. 22(b). Federal Rule of

Appellate Procedure 22(b) requires the district court judge who

rendered a judgment denying such petition to “either issue a 

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certificate of probable cause or state the reasons why such a

certificate should not issue.”

The timely filing of a notice of appeal is a

jurisdictional requirement. See Scott v. Younger, 739 F.2d 1464,

1466 (9th Cir. 1984). The time limit for filing a notice of

appeal following entry of judgment is thirty days. See Fed. R.

App. P. 4(a). Petitioner's notice of appeal in this action was

filed more than thirty days after entry of judgment. It is,

therefore, untimely and cannot provide the court of appeals with

jurisdiction. The issuance of a certificate of appealability

cannot vest the court of appeals with jurisdiction if

jurisdiction is not proper in that court. Cf. Hayward v. Britt,

572 F.2d 1324, 1325 (9th Cir. 1978) (addressing issuance of a

certificate of probable cause). Because petitioner’s notice of

appeal is untimely, the court declines to issue a certificate of

appealability.

Accordingly, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that petitioner’s

request for a certificate of appealability is denied.

DATED: December 6, 2005

/s/ Garland E. Burrell, Jr.

GARLAND E. BURRELL, JR.

United States District Judge

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