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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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 The notice of appeal was originally filed in the Ninth Circuit; it was filed in this court 1

on September 1, 2006. 

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

ADAM WADE PARSONS,

Petitioner, No. CIV S-05-0006 LKK KJM P

vs.

TOM CAREY, Warden,

Respondent. ORDER

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Petitioner is a state prisoner proceeding pro se with a Petition for a Writ of Habeas

Corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254. On June 22, 2006, Judgment was entered in this court

denying the petition. On August 30, 2006, petitioner filed a Notice of Appeal. On October 10, 1

2006, petitioner filed a motion for an extension of time in which to file his request for a

certificate of appealability. 

 Before petitioner can appeal this decision, a Certificate of Appealability must

issue. 28 U.S.C. § 2253(c); Fed. R. App. P. 22(b). Federal Rule of Appellate Procedure 22(b)

requires the district court judge who rendered a judgment denying such petition to “either issue a

certificate of probable cause or state the reasons why such a certificate should not issue.”

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The timely filing of a notice of appeal is a jurisdictional requirement. Scott v.

Younger, 739 F.2d 1464, 1466 (9th Cir.1984). Here, the time limit for filing a notice of appeal

following entry of judgment is thirty days. See Fed. R. App. P. 4(a). Petitioner's Notice of

Appeal in this action was filed more than thirty (30) days after entry of Judgment. Moreover,

even if the court deems his October 10 request to be seeking additional time in which to file the

notice of appeal, it would still not be timely. Under Fed. R. App. P. 4(a)(5), a motion for an

extension of time must be filed within thirty days after the time for filing the notice of appeal has

expired and must be based on a showing of excusable neglect. Malone v. Aventi, 850 F.2d 569,

572-73 (9th Cir. 1988). There is no exception to these rules for pro se litigants. Id. at 572. 

The United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit has held that the

issuance of a certificate of probable cause cannot vest the court of appeals with jurisdiction if

jurisdiction is not proper in that court. Hayward v. Britt, 572 F.2d 1324, 1325 (9th Cir. 1978).

The rationale of Hayward applies with equal force to a certificate of appealability. For these

reasons, the court declines to issue a Certificate of Appealability.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

DATED: October 27, 2006.

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