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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 

JAMA ANTHONY HALL, 

Petitioner, 

v. 

HOANG, et al., 

Respondents. /

No. Civ. S-05-2581-DFL-CMK-P 

ORDER

 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. 

Before petitioner can appeal this court's dismissal of his 

application for a writ of habeas corpus, a certificate of 

appealability must issue. See 28 U.S.C. § 2253(c); Fed. R. App. 

P. 22(b). A certificate of appealability may issue under 28 

U.S.C. § 2253 “only if the applicant has made a substantial 

showing of the denial of a constitutional right.” 28 U.S.C. 

§ 2253(c)(2). The court must either issue a certificate of 

appealability indicating which issues satisfy the required 

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showing or must state the reasons why such a certificate should 

not issue. See Fed. R. App. P. 22(b). For the reasons set 

forth in the magistrate judge’s Findings and Recommendations, 

petitioner has not made a substantial showing of the denial of a 

constitutional right. Specifically, a Fourth Amendment claim is 

cognizable in habeas only if the petitioner lacked an 

opportunity to fully and fairly litigate it in state court. 

Stone v. Powell, 428 U.S. 465, 494 (1976). Petitioner had such 

an opportunity when he raised his Fourth Amendment claim in 

state court on direct appeal of his conviction. 

 Accordingly, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that petitioner’s 

request for a certificate of appealability is denied. 

IT IS SO ORDERED. 

Dated: March 2, 2007 

 /s/ David F. Levi___________

 DAVID F. LEVI 

United States District Judge 

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