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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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09cv0245

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

JAVIER GALEANA PEREZ,

Petitioner,

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JOHN C. MARSHALL, Warden,

Respondent. 

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Civil No. 09cv0245 JAH (AJB)

ORDER DENYING CERTIFICATE

OF APPEALABILITY

On February 10, 2009, petitioner, a state prisoner appearing pro se, filed a petition

for writ of habeas corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254. The matter was referred to the

Honorable Anthony J. Battaglia, United States Magistrate Judge pursuant to 28 U.S.C.

§ 636(b)(1)B) and Local Rule HC.2(a). On April 8, 2009, respondent filed a motion to

dismiss the petition as untimely and petitioner filed an opposition to the motion on

May 29, 2009. Judge Battaglia issued a report and recommendation (“report”) on

June 26, 2009, recommending that this Court dismiss the petition, finding that the

petition was untimely filed and petitioner was not entitled to statutory or equitable tolling

based on the record presented. Petitioner filed objections to the magistrates judge’s

findings and conclusions contained in the report on August 3, 2009. This Court

subsequently overruled petitioner’s objections, adopted the report it its entirety and

dismissed the petition as untimely filed. 

On November 16, 2009, petitioner filed a notice of appeal. See Doc. # 14.

Although petitioner did not expressly request a certificate of appealability concurrently

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with his notice of appeal, this Court sua sponte considers whether a certificate of

appealability should be granted. See Fed.R.App.P. 22(b); United States v. Asrar, 116 F.3d

1268, 1270 (9th Cir. 1997)(“If no express request is made for a certificate of appealability,

the notice of appeal shall be deemed to constitute a request for certificate.”).

A certificate of appealability is authorized “if the applicant has made a substantial

showing of the denial of a constitutional right.” 28 U.S.C. § 2253(c)(2). To meet this

threshold showing, a petitioner must show : (1) the issues are debatable among jurists of

reason; or (2) that a court could resolve the issues in a different manner; or (3) that the

questions are adequate to deserve encouragement to proceed further. Lambright v.

Stewart, 220 F.3d 1022, 1024-25 (9th Cir. 2000)(citing Slack v. McDaniel, 529 U.S. 473

(2000) and Barefoot v. Estelle, 463 U.S. 880 (1983)).

Here, petitioner appeals this Court’s order dismissing the petition for writ of habeas

corpus as untimely filed. In overruling petitioner’s objections and dismissing the petition,

this Court agreed with the magistrate judge’s determination that the one-year statute of

limitations, set forth in the Antiterrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act (“AEDPA”),

applies to petitioner’s federal habeas petition and, absent statutory or equitable tolling of

the statute, petitioner’s federal habeas petition was untimely filed. This Court further

agreed with the magistrate judge that neither statutory nor equitable tolling of the statute

of limitations was available to petitioner under the circumstances here. Therefore, this

Court adopted the magistrate judge’s recommendation in full and dismissed the petition

as untimely.

This Court finds that a certificate of appealability is not warranted in this instance

because the dismissal of the petition under the circumstances here is not an issue debatable

among jurists of reason nor could any other court resolve the issue in a different

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manner. Lambright, 220 F.3d at 1024-25. Accordingly, this Court DENIES a certificate

of appealability in this case.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

DATED: November 30, 2009

JOHN A. HOUSTON

United States District Judge

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