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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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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

SEAN EDWARD MONTGOMERY, Civil No. 06-2658 L (AJB)

Petitioner,

SUMMARY DISMISSAL OF

SUCCESSIVE PETITION PURSUANT

TO 28 U.S.C. § 2244(b)(3)(A)

GATEKEEPER PROVISION

vs.

JAMES TILTON, Director, et al.,

Respondents.

Petitioner, Sean Edward Montgomery, a state prisoner proceeding pro se, has filed a

Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254 together with a request for

appointment of counsel. The Court does not rule on Petitioner’s request for appointment of

counsel because this case is summarily dismissed pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2244(b)(3)(A) as

indicated below. 

PETITION BARRED BY GATEKEEPER PROVISION

The instant Petition is not the first Petition for a Writ of Habeas Corpus Petitioner has

submitted to this Court challenging his conviction of petty theft with a prior in San Diego

County Superior Court case No. SCS165009. On July 17, 2004, Petitioner filed in this Court

a Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus in Case No. 04cv1410. In that petition, Petitioner

challenged his conviction in San Diego Superior Court case No. SCS165009 as well. On August

31, 2005, this Court denied the petition on the merits. (See Order filed August 31, 2005 in case

No. 04cv1401 BEN (BLM) [Doc. No. 23].) On May 1, 2006, Petitioner filed a notice of appeal.

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This Court denied Petitioner’s request for a certificate of appealability on May 5, 2006.(See

Order filed August 31, 2005 in case No. 04cv1401 BEN (BLM) [Doc. No. 30].) Subsequently,

on May 30, 2006, Petitioner filed a request for certificate of appealability with the Court of

Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. (See Mongomerty v. Dep’t of Corrections, No. 06-55674 [Doc.

No. 3].) As of the date of this Order, Petitioner’s request is still pending before the Ninth

Circuit. 

Petitioner is now seeking to challenge the same conviction he challenged in his prior

federal habeas petition. Unless a petitioner shows he or she has obtained an Order from the

appropriate court of appeals authorizing the district court to consider a successive petition, the

petition may not be filed in the district court. See 28 U.S.C. § 2244(b)(3)(A). Here, there is no

indication the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals has granted Petitioner leave to file a successive

petition. Indeed, the appellate court has yet to consider Petitioner’s appeal of the denial of his

first habeas petition.

CONCLUSION

Because there is no indication Petitioner has obtained permission from the Ninth Circuit

Court of Appeals to file a successive petition, this Court cannot consider his Petition.

Accordingly, the Court DISMISSES this action without prejudice to Petitioner filing a petition

in this court if he obtains the necessary order from the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

DATED: December 18, 2006

M. James Lorenz

United States District Court Judge

CC: ALL PARTIES

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