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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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Order Denying Motion for COA

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NOT FOR CITATION

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

ANTONIO LEYBA,

Petitioner,

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D.L. RUNNELS, Warden,

Respondent. 

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No. C 05-01744 JF (PR)

ORDER DENYING MOTION FOR A

CERTIFICATE OF APPEALABILITY

(Docket No. 35)

On August 5, 2009, the Court denied this pro se petition for writ of habeas

corpus on the merits and entered judgment in favor of Respondent. On August 28,

2009, Petitioner filed a notice of appeal and a motion for a certificate of appealability,

(Docket No. 35.). 

 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). See 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). 

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“Where a district court has rejected the constitutional claims on the merits, the

showing required to satisfy § 2253(c) is straightforward: the petitioner must

demonstrate that reasonable jurists would find the district court’s assessment of the

constitutional claims debatable or wrong.” Slack v. McDaniel, 529 U.S. 473, 484

(2000). The Court denied the instant habeas petition after careful consideration of the

merits. The Court found no violation of Petitioner’s federal constitutional rights in the

underlying state court proceedings. Petitioner has failed to demonstrate that jurists of

reason would find it debatable whether this Court was correct in its ruling. 

Accordingly, Petitioner’s request for a certificate of appealability (Docket No. 35) is

DENIED.

The clerk shall forward to the court of appeals the case file with this order. See

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

This order terminates Docket No. 35.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

DATED: 

JEREMY FOGEL

United States District Judge

1/4/10

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE 

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

ANTONIO LEYBA,

Petitioner,

 v.

D. L. RUNNELS, Warden,

Respondent. /

Case Number: CV05-01744 JF 

CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE

I, the undersigned, hereby certify that I am an employee in the Office of the Clerk, U.S. District

Court, Northern District of California.

That on , I SERVED a true and correct copy(ies) of the

attached, by placing said copy(ies) in a postage paid envelope addressed to the person(s)

hereinafter listed, by depositing said envelope in the U.S. Mail, or by placing said copy(ies) into

an inter-office delivery receptacle located in the Clerk's office.

Antonio Leyba T-28485

High Desert State Prison

PO Box 33

Susanville, CA 96127

Dated: 

Richard W. Wieking, Clerk

1/5/10

1/5/10

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