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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

JEFFREY J. BIGGS, No. CIV S-04-2667-MCE-CMK-P

Petitioner, 

vs. ORDER

EDDIE YLST, Acting Warden,

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. 45), filed on April 11, 2007. 

 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). A certificate of

appealability may issue “only if the applicant has made a substantial showing of the denial of a

constitutional right.” 28 U.S.C. § 2253(c)(2). A substantial showing exists 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

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

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

issuance of a certificate of probable cause. See Jennings, 290 F.3d at 1010.

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(1983)). The certificate of appealability must “indicate which specific issue or issues satisfy” 1

the requirement. 28 U.S.C. § 2253(c)(3).

Petitioner has made a substantial showing of the denial of a constitutional right

with respect to his claim that the denial of parole violated due process.

Accordingly, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that petitioner’s request for a certificate

of appealability is granted and a certificate of appealability is issued for this action.

Dated: May 24, 2007

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MORRISON C. ENGLAND, JR.

UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

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