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Nature of Suit Code: 510
Nature of Suit: Prisoner Petitions - Vacate Sentence
Cause of Action: 28:2255 Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus (Federal)

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ORDER GRANTING CERTIFICATE OF APPEALABILITY

NO. CR-03-20110-RMW 1

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, 

 Plaintiff/Respondent,

v.

BANG HAI KHONG, 

 Defendant/Movant.

*E-FILED - 10/11/07*

Case No.: C-06-02891-RMW

Related Criminal Case: CR-03-20110-RMW

ORDER GRANTING CERTIFICATE OF

APPEALABILITY

On August 23, 2007 this court denied defendant Bang Hai Kong’s Motion to Vacate, Set

Aside or Correct the Judgment of Conviction and Sentence Pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2255. He has

appealed that denial and requested a certificate of appealability. The request is granted.

Upon the filing of a notice of appeal and a request for a certificate of appealability, the

district court shall indicate which specific issue or issues satisfy the standard for issuing a certificate,

or state its reasons why a certificate should not be granted. See United States v. Asrar, 116 F.3d

1268, 1270 (9th Cir. 1997) (citing 28 U.S.C. § 2253(c)(3)). Bang Hai Khong moved to set aside his

conviction on the sole basis that his counsel did not properly advise him of the consequences of

failing to accept a plea offer. Although the court believes it correctly denied Kong’s 2255 motion,

jurists of reason could debate whether trial counsel provided ineffective assistance of counsel,

specifically whether counsel’s advice fell below the standard of care and whether any failure was 

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ORDER GRANTING CERTIFICATE OF APPEALABILITY

NO. CR-03-20110-RMW 2

harmless. Therefore, the court hereby issues a certificate of appealability.

 

Date: 10/11/07 _____________________________________ RONALD M. WHYTE

United States District Judge

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ORDER GRANTING CERTIFICATE OF APPEALABILITY

NO. CR-03-20110-RMW 3

Copy of order mailed to:

John N. Glang, AUSA

Office of the United States Attorney

150 Almaden Blvd, Suite 900

San Jose, CA 95113

Attorney for United States of America

Thomas J. Nolan

Nolan, Armstrong & Barton

600 University Ave.

Palo Alto, CA 94301

Andrew Parnes Attorney at Law

671 First Avenue North

Post Office Box 5988

Ketchum, Idaho 83340

Attorneys for Bang Hai Khong

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