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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

LAFAYETTE COLLINS,

Petitioner, No. CIV S-07-2709 MCE CHS P

vs.

M.C. KRAMER, et al., ORDER

Respondent.

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On November 12, 2009, this court denied petitioner’s application for writ of

habeas corpus brought pursuant to 28 U.S.C. §§ 2254. At issue was the execution of petitioner’s

sentence for a 1984 first degree murder conviction in the Napa County Superior Court and,

specifically, a 2005 determination that he was not suitable for parole. Petitioner has properly

appealed this court’s judgment to the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals.

On May 13, 2010, the case was remanded to this court for the limited purpose of

granting or denying a certificate of appealability pursuant to the Ninth Circuit’s recent holding in

Hayward v. Marshall, No. 06-55392, slip op. at 5 (9th Cir. April 22, 2010) (en banc) (overruling

portions of earlier decisions which relieved a prisoner from obtaining a certificate of

appealability to review the denial of a habeas corpus petition challenging an administrative

decision to deny parole).

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 Except for the requirement that appealable issues be specifically identified, the standard 1

for issuance of a certificate of appealability is the same as the standard that applied to issuance of

a certificate of probable cause. Jennings, at 1010.

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A certificate of appealability may issue under 28 U.S.C. § 2253 “if the applicant

has made a substantial showing of the denial of a constitutional right.” 28 U.S.C. § 2253(c)(2). 

The certificate of appealability must “indicate which specific issue or issues satisfy” the

requirement. 28 U.S.C. § 2253(c)(3).

A certificate of appealability should be granted for any issue that petitioner can

demonstrate is “‘debatable among jurists of reason,’” could be resolved differently by a different

court, or is “‘adequate to deserve encouragement to proceed further.’” Jennings v. Woodford,

290 F.3d 1006, 1010 (9th Cir. 2002) (quoting Barefoot v. Estelle, 463 U.S. 880, 893 (1983)).1

In this case, petitioner has failed to make a substantial showing of the denial of a

constitutional right. Accordingly, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that a certificate of appealability

shall not issue in the present action.

Dated: May 26, 2010

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MORRISON C. ENGLAND, JR.

UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

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