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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

LEROY WILLIS, JR.,

Plaintiff,

CASE NO. 05CV0358-H (AJB)

ORDER DENYING

APPLICATION FOR

CERTIFICATE OF

APPEALABILITY

vs.

JEANNE WOODFORD, Director, et

al.,

Defendant.

On October 16, 2006, Petitioner Leroy Willis Jr. (“Petitioner”) submitted a

document which the Court construes as an application for a certificate of appealability.

Petitioner filed a petition for a writ of habeas corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2255 on

February 22, 2005. (Doc. No. 1.) On March 28, 2006, the Court denied the petition.

(Doc. No. 22.) 

Under 28 U.S.C. § 2253(c)(2), a court will not issue a certificate unless “the

applicant has made a substantial showing of the denial of a constitutional right.”

Petitioner offers the United States Supreme Court’s decision in Fally v. Connecticut,

375 U.S. 85 (1963) in support of his application. As he did in his petition for § 2254

habeas relief, Petitioner now argues that the state should have preserved the currency

used in the underlying narcotics transaction for trial in violation of the rule set forth in

Brady v. Maryland, 373 U.S. 83 (1963), that the prosecution produce or disclose all

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material exculpatory information. However, as the Court explained in its order denying

his habeas petition, Petitioner failed to demonstrate that the currency held any

substantial exculpatory value. The Court noted that if the prosecution had produced the

currency at trial, it would have had an inculpatory effect. Accordingly, the Court

concludes that Petitioner has not made a substantial showing of the denial of a

constitutional right and DENIES the application for a certificate of appealability.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

DATED: October 18, 2006

MARILYN L. HUFF, District Judge

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

COPIES TO:

Leroy Willis, Jr.

Prisoner # 5140798

San Diego City Jail

P.O. Box 122952

San Diego, CA 92112

Attorney General

State of California

Office of the Attorney General

110 West A Street

Suite 1100

San Diego, CA 92101-5266

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